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2004-03-07 Caribbean-Latin America

Hundreds of Thousands March in Venezuela

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Posted by Steve White 2004-03-07 00:32|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Chavez must be taking inspiration from the (D)'s here in the US of A. "How to hang on to power when you've been booted", by Mr. & Mrs President Clinton was never published, but it must be written somewhere, because Terry McAuliffe is using it for a manual of operations for the (D)'s.

Chavez also lives well in the past, thinking his cozying up to Fidel will stand him in good stead with the OAS.

What a loser. Somebody just shoot the communist and save Venezuela the trouble.

Posted by Rivrdog 2004-3-7 2:43:01 AM|| [http://rivrdog.typepad.com] 2004-3-7 2:43:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Like all the world's tyrants right now, Chavez is clinging to power and desperately hoping for a Kerry victory. He knows that if Kerry wins, Chavez will have free reign to do whatever he wants, so long as he keeps saying it's "for the people".

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-3-7 8:56:55 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-3-7 8:56:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Let's see: Dictator violating election laws, killing and teargassing peaceful opposition rallies, cozying up to Fidel, extreme anti-American policies and public rhetoric - this has got Carter's fingerprints all over it. The opposition's screwed

Posted by Frank G 2004-3-7 2:08:11 PM|| 2004-3-7 2:08:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Sheesh! So many things hinging upon the US General Election! If I didn't know better I'd say it was almost important that we make damned sure Dubya gets another four years...

Posted by .com 2004-3-7 5:06:06 PM|| 2004-3-7 5:06:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Remember what DAR said, â4 out of 5 dictators prefer Kerry!â (The 5th is in detention and not available for comment.)

Posted by GK 2004-3-7 6:59:03 PM|| 2004-3-7 6:59:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Opposition leaders have appealed to the Organization of American States and the U.S.-based Carter Center for support...

"Yes, I know Senor Carter promised you he'd ensure a signature verification process. But he's meeting with Yassir Arafat, and after that comes Kim Il Jong, Fidel Castro, Jean B. Aristide, some elk in northern Alaska....

Posted by Pappy 2004-3-7 11:30:44 PM|| 2004-3-7 11:30:44 PM|| Front Page Top

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