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2014-02-28 Caribbean-Latin America

Protest Disbanded by Tear Gas Marks Venezuela Holiday Start

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Posted by Fred 2014-02-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 How come nobody (UN/EU/DC/NYT) is "alarmed about the violence" in Venezuela?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-02-28 01:50|| 2014-02-28 01:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Cause for the Permanent Party Propaganda Machine, Latin America is the dark side of the moon as amply demonstrated by the Rant's continuing coverage of the Drug War in Mexico in the absence of 'professional journalists' who's world view is that from NYC or DC.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-02-28 08:23|| 2014-02-28 08:23|| Front Page Top

#3 You're right to be concerned. Take a look at this video:

Start at the 4:00 mark for Kerry's statement; before that there's some Dumb Square Senator reading some prepared statement.

I wish they cared about the _people_ in Ukraine or the _people_ in Venezuela the way they care about Israel. And no, I don't know why. But I haven't seen a statement half as strong about Venezuela or Ukraine as they regularly make about Israel.

Maybe Kerry and Obama and Netanyahu are all Secretly Fond Of Each Other, to borrow a phrase from Willie Nelson.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-02-28 08:51|| 2014-02-28 08:51|| Front Page Top

#4 there's some Dumb Square Senator reading some prepared statement.

You mean Kerry? You should.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-02-28 10:31|| 2014-02-28 10:31|| Front Page Top

#5 My point being, in response to the idiotic "Why don't they care about Venezuela the way they care about Ukraine" propaganda above, Jim, was that The Idiots don't care about Ukraine, or Venezuela, any more than they really care about Israel.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-02-28 13:10|| 2014-02-28 13:10|| Front Page Top

#6 They're pretty damn fond of Washington D.C. tho, it's the real deal affection wise.

Posted by Shipman 2014-02-28 16:05|| 2014-02-28 16:05|| Front Page Top

#7 I'll remember that the next time I'm stuck in traffic there. (I still remember the last time, and it was Nineteen Seventy Something).

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-02-28 16:19|| 2014-02-28 16:19|| Front Page Top

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