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2007-02-19 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by ryuge 2007-02-19 00:40|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Chavez is crankin' to catch up with Zim Bob in putting his nation down the economic toilet. If he wants to seize oil company assets and nationalize them, Citgo could be seized by our side. Just like Salvadore Allende did in chile, and Kennecott Copper spread out the lawyers far and wide and seized his shipments of copper, so he could not sell it.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-02-19 00:58|| 2007-02-19 00:58|| Front Page Top

#2 The oddsmakers in Vegas should set the over/under line for how long it will be before Hugo is hanging from a lamppost to 18 months, and I'll take the under.

Posted by Sic_Semper_Tyrannus 2007-02-19 02:26|| 2007-02-19 02:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Nope, commie leaders always cling to power to the very end. Bar good old causescu (who was in fact ousted by other commies in disguise), I don't remember one commie Fearless Leader ever being chazed away by a revolting people. I say hugo will still be at the helm 10+ years from now, but I'd be delighted to be proven wrong sooner than later.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-02-19 03:25|| 2007-02-19 03:25|| Front Page Top

#4 The real downside to the impending Bolivarian implosion will be another Failed State in the Western Hemisphere.

Posted by doc 2007-02-19 08:37|| 2007-02-19 08:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Start the 2020 Venezuela special situations investment fund...it's going to be a long painful ride, but at the end there will be deals to be had.

I'm going to start saving now for my Villa on Margarita Island.

Posted by mjh 2007-02-19 09:28|| 2007-02-19 09:28|| Front Page Top

#6 "All your fridge belong to us!"

Can't believe it took this long. Do I have to do all the work around here?

Posted by Steve">Steve 2007-02-19 15:03|| 2007-02-19 15:03|| Front Page Top

#7 Saw a tear jerker commercial by Citgo about the "gift" of oil for poor people in the United States of the TV yesterday; anyone else see it?

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-02-19 15:12|| 2007-02-19 15:12|| Front Page Top

#8 Meet the Press or Face the Nation?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-02-19 15:15|| 2007-02-19 15:15|| Front Page Top

#9 A fair few of those barrels went to the Alaska Villages AP. I say, take 'em. There's a sucker born every day, and 3948 in South America.

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-19 16:53|| 2007-02-19 16:53|| Front Page Top

#10 Simple solution to "Consficating Food" Keep your warehouses OUTSIDE Venezuela, Shipments Are onlt moved Into Venezuela AFTER payment OUTSIDE Venezuela's reach, IN CASH, IN FULL, IN ADVANCE, be sure to include such things as the complete new price of whatever you use as transport,Semi-trucks, ships, etc he'll surely sieze those too.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-02-19 20:40|| 2007-02-19 20:40|| Front Page Top

#11 Saw a tear jerker commercial by Citgo about the "gift" of oil for poor people in the United States of the TV yesterday; anyone else see it?

Go read the article about how the media and a PR firm manipulated the public regarding the whole Kosovo deal.

You think Hugo wouldn't stoop to hiring a PR firm to manipulate American opinion? He already has.

We can, as a people, be such stupid whores...

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-02-19 20:54|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2007-02-19 20:54|| Front Page Top

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