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| Chávez widens attack on opposition media |
| 2007-06-02 |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on Tuesday called opposition news channel Globovision an enemy of the state and said he would do what was needed to stop it from inciting violence, only days after he shut another opposition broadcaster. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans marched in Caracas in a fourth consecutive day of protests over Chávez's closure of the RCTV network -- a move which has sparked international criticism that the leftist leader's reforms are undermining democracy. State television showed hundreds of government supporters marching in downtown Caracas celebrating Chávez's decision. "Enemies of the homeland, particularly those behind the scenes, I will give you a name: Globovision. Greetings gentlemen of Globovision, you should watch where you are going," Chávez said in a broadcast all channels had to show. "I recommend you take a tranquiliser and get into gear, because if not, I am am going to do what is necessary." He accused Globovision of trying to incite his assassination and of misreporting protests over the closure of RCTV in a manner that could whip up a situation similar to the coup attempt against him in 2002. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 GP, if you do a Google search for "Hugo Chavez Narcissistic Personality Disorder you will find some interesting reading. Narcissists do not go gently into that dark night. Only an assassination can save Venuzuela from a bloodbath, I fear. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2007-06-02 10:27 |
| #4 At least Chavez has not let Cindy Sheehan down. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-06-02 07:53 |
| #3 Chavez is showing classic signs of megalomania and paranoia. The stage is set for a great purge of his suspected enemies, both real and imagined. |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-06-02 02:42 |
| #2 Obviously the "people" want him to continue. He got elected by a landslide. So I say screw em, let them ride the burnt out bird straight into the ground. Then we can sit back and have our little chuckle at the communist assholes once again. |
| Posted by: Greang the Weasel3585 2007-06-02 23:31 |
| #1 Grunter, I tried out your suggestion. The first Google link confirmed what I had suspected, that Chavez is a textbook clinical case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, meeting ALL criteria. Oddly, the next four links led to Bush-bashing screeds. I can only assume that says something about Google itself... |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-06-02 17:01 |