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Thousands march in support Chavez's TV decision |
2007-06-03 |
Thousands of red-clad supporters of President Hugo Chavez strode through the Venezuelan capital Saturday seeking to counter a national outcry over the government's removal of an opposition TV station from the air. The march was in response to a week of large, sometimes violent protests by students who warned that freedom of expression is threatened by Chavez's refusal to renew Radio Caracas Television's broadcast license, which forced it off the air May 27. Information Minister Willian Lara said the march would "demonstrate before the world that the non-renewal of (RCTV's license) ... is a democratic conquest," claiming the private media has been "held ransom by a small economic group." Chavez accuses RCTV of inciting a failed coup in 2002 and violating various broadcast laws. |
Posted by:Fred |
#7 interview yesterday on fox: they were forced to attend and bussed in |
Posted by: Frank G 2007-06-03 12:27 |
#6 Line of cops with batons "March Dammit" and they "march". |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-06-03 12:22 |
#5 I don't think they'll get to use that extra year of eligibility. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-06-03 10:28 |
#4 Red shirts? Sounds like a job for the Star Trek monster of the week! |
Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-06-03 09:31 |
#3 Oh. They're Red Shirts. I'd been wondering which colour Presidente Chavez had chosen for them. Black and brown are so last century, after all. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2007-06-03 09:04 |
#2 There are plenty of Perfect Latin American Idiots who support him. |
Posted by: Gary and the Samoyeds 2007-06-03 08:57 |
#1 "Thousands march in support Chavez..." How much did he have to pay them? |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-06-03 00:11 |