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| Globovision owner requests political asylum in the US |
| 2010-11-26 |
| [El Universal] Guillermo Zuloaga, the main owner of Venezuela's news network Globovisión, said that he is a victim of "political persecution" and confirmed on Wednesday that he requested political asylum in the United States. He said the asylum process was nearing conclusion. "I would not like to be in this situation; I would like to be in Venezuela, but there is an authoritarian government (in my country) that manipulates judicial bodies to create fear and intimidate," Zuloaga said, according to an interview broadcast on CNN en Español. However, The infamous However... President Hugo Chavez does not share the same view. The Venezuelan head of State claimed that Zuloaga is not a victim of political persecution but a "bandit." "He is a bandit. (Despite the asylum), he is a bandit... and the government of the United States is an accomplice of bandidos and terrorists," Chavez said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch... the National Journalists' Association (CNP) rejected President Chavez's "threats" against news TV network Globovisión. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 If it goes up in Costa Rica it'll probably be an act of aggression and Hugo will invade, since they have no army. |
| Posted by: Fred 2010-11-26 09:29 |
| #1 With a Republican president and senate, perhaps we should help set up a Globovisión broadcast tower next door in Colombia, to help continue to provide the news to the Venezuelans. It would give Chavez piles. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-11-26 08:27 |