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16. The corporate crooks

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 07:17 AM

Mar 2014

and the entrenched elites don't have to put too much effort into getting their desired propaganda effects.
For some balance on the unrest in Venezuela, an open minded (maybe even a poster on a liberal/progressive site), might look at some reputable alternative News sites.
democracynow.org and therealnews.com have some interesting reports about who is behind the destruction of Venezuela's economy and resulting riots.
This has happened before in most South American countries, the elites usually get what they want.
The propaganda, riots, etc. usually end in in RW regime take-overs...wow what a coincidence.
Any death is too much.
At least read, CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN, by John Perkins. It is truly unbelievable the lengths that the "powered elite" will go to.
America (coincidentally) has a line item in "our" budget, just for Venezuela. No other country....

Hell, why bother?

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Student shot dead in Valencia, north Venezuela [View all] ChangoLoa Mar 2014 OP

Here's Maduro calling the irregular paramilitary groups to act against the protesters on March 5 ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #1

What proof, exactly, do you have of a link to Venezuelan President Maduro? another_liberal Mar 2014 #2

The video was posted. joshcryer Mar 2014 #3

And that comment links him to this crime? another_liberal Mar 2014 #5

Of course he's responsible of calling out armed paramilitary groups to repress protests ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #7

The intent is obviously lost in translation. joshcryer Mar 2014 #8

Hope you're never a defender...other than for Maduro 7962 Mar 2014 #24

Street crime? Coincidentally in the middle of a protest? ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #4

Ahh, the ever present sea of red shirts. joshcryer Mar 2014 #10

Actually it's 2 dead and 15 wounded by bullet in this protest ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #6

Unarmed, untrained collectivos. joshcryer Mar 2014 #9

Absolutely ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #11

You're blaming the Chavistas for killing the GNB guy? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #38

They arrested SEBIN guys for murdering a collectivo. joshcryer Mar 2014 #39

There have been around 20 GNB officers arrested after they refused to follow orders spanza Mar 2014 #42

Colectivo la Piedrita spanza Mar 2014 #44

Your OP doesn't say it was a protest muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #12

It's tagged "protests in Venezuela" on the site. joshcryer Mar 2014 #13

OMIGOD Maduro shot another student???!!!1111!!!!! bitchkitty Mar 2014 #14

Hilarious! joshcryer Mar 2014 #15

No, what's hilarious is you and your friends. bitchkitty Mar 2014 #17

I'm not the one laughing bitchkitty. joshcryer Mar 2014 #21

I'm not laughing. bitchkitty Mar 2014 #23

OMIGOD They do???!!!1111!!!!! joshcryer Mar 2014 #26

Unfunny and unoriginal as always. Yes, you do. n/t bitchkitty Mar 2014 #28

Authoritarians mocking death disgust me. joshcryer Mar 2014 #29

Right, we should keep this secret. ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #27

Came back to celebrate more killings by Maduro's militias? ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #18

Much more important that you keep us informed. bitchkitty Mar 2014 #22

The corporate crooks dotymed Mar 2014 #16

Balance? Who needs balance? bitchkitty Mar 2014 #19

Sure... the corporate crooks disguised as Maduro's militias are the ones who killed this young guy ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #20

"At least read, CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN, by John Perkins." EX500rider Mar 2014 #43

Another day, another story. Im sure poor Mr Acosta just was another Koch-paid "plant". 7962 Mar 2014 #25

I think we already have one. nt COLGATE4 Mar 2014 #30

Because everyone knows that bitchkitty Mar 2014 #31

This old trick... in that newspaper, they wrote it was a montage. They didn't lie, they made irony ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #34

True, I guess the guy could really be alive. Or killed by his own. 7962 Mar 2014 #35

I think his wife may have been bought by the Koch brothers, she declared what happened on TV ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #45

You're on a roll! 7962 Mar 2014 #47

You have no evidence for your statement... JackRiddler Mar 2014 #32

Random twitter accounts of unknown people to describe what the opposition says? Your post is a joke! ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #33

The wife of one of the two murdered men was talking on TV today. spanza Mar 2014 #41

Who can forget that poor lamb, and anti-Chavez skinhead, Julio Soto, shot into the hereafter Judi Lynn Mar 2014 #36

LOL! 6 year old news... that's all you've got? ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #37

I used it as an example of right-wing "character." Judi Lynn Mar 2014 #40

What I see is you trying to present a bald crook as a skinhead... ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #46

"MY HUSBAND WAS MURDERED BY THE COLECTIVOS (paramilitary)" ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #48