Chavez Seeks to Prove Bolivar Was Murdered

[AngryAmish]

Source: npr

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is creating a commission to exhume the body of Simon Bolivar — the 19th century independence hero of South America. Chavez hopes of prove the liberator didn't die of TB in 1830 as historians believe.



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wtf?

[L. Coyote]

1. This may prove interesting. At least a few may learn about South America's liberation

struggle, it's place in American history, and the United States opposing governments that outlawed slavery.

[aquart]

2. Interesting. They don't give the basis for his belief.

Anyone here read the Murder of Napoleon? A dentist (!) tested precious and revered locks of Napoleon's hair, handed down for generations...and found arsenic.

Fascinating book.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. Hey, they exhumed Zachary Taylor

decided he hadn't been poisoned, but it did lay to rest the suspicion he had been.

[leveymg]

4. CIA, surely.

Old CIA

[Taverner]

5. That would be the Secret Service

[hardtravelin]

6. CIA responsible for Krakatoa, as well!

Chester A. Arthur, piece of shit repuke!

:crazy:

[Pavulon]

7. While ignoring real issues

9 cabinet members to investigate a guy dead for a century, none to look at inflation and food shortage..

[ArfDogMNO]

8. LOL no discussing the facts here, it was the Yankis!!

(humor, you are exactly right, and in fact despite the fact this is probably another personal obsession with Chavez, it does serve to distract the populace from the issues you mention)

[High Plains]

9. That argument is just as lame as when hurled at Congress.

That darned Congress is

a. investigating drug use in baseball
b. caught up in presidential politics
c.

instead of dealing with the country's problems.

As if governments can't think about more than one thing at a time.