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2005-05-16 Caribbean-Latin America

Venezuela's Oil Output May Be Below Estimates

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Posted by Fred 2005-05-16 10:35|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That reinforces my contention that the best way to screw something up is to put the gummint in charge of it...

And when the government is headed by a bona fide Commie, that would tend to make it worse...

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-05-16 10:52|| 2005-05-16 10:52|| Front Page Top

#2 But Ramirez and the board aren't letting the president know what's really happening here.

Of course not, that is a real good way to get shot.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-05-16 11:01|| 2005-05-16 11:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, 21st century socialism at work, that's what Hugo's forming, socialism for the 21st century.

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-05-16 11:07|| 2005-05-16 11:07|| Front Page Top

``We're all backers of the president, we're all Chavistas,'' Martins said in an interview May 6. ``But Ramirez and the board aren't letting the president know what's really happening here.''

Of course, they pretty much have to profess loyalty to Chavez and blame everything on a corrupt underling keeping the truth from the Tsar. Do otherwise and you might not have a job tomorrow.

Posted by The Faceless Horror From Beyond Time and Space and New Jersey 2005-05-16 11:36|| 2005-05-16 11:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Venezuela is a paranoid thugocracy. Be nice to the Dear Leader at all times. Do otherwise and you might not have your head tomorrow.

Posted by Mike">Mike 2005-05-16 13:50|| 2005-05-16 13:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Part of the problem is that even bankrupt thugs can stay in power if they are ruthless enough. Robert Mugabe. QED

Posted by RWV 2005-05-16 16:41|| 2005-05-16 16:41|| Front Page Top

#7 RWV - Heh, you said QED. Now you're in for it. ;-)

Posted by .com 2005-05-16 17:48|| 2005-05-16 17:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Quick Enough Delegator?

Posted by Shipman 2005-05-16 19:34|| 2005-05-16 19:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Hugo's malfeasance is not limited to damaging a pliiar of Venezuela's national economy. You would think that the Greens would care more about the enviromental damage that his boys are causing to several pretty delicate eco-systems. (I bet he can get away with mass graves as well.) Hugo gets some flack for stiffling the press but little issaid when he jams through legislation that reroutes PDVSA revenue into his own slush fund vice the general fund of the legislature. Not even Putin gets away with that type of move.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-05-16 20:37|| 2005-05-16 20:37|| Front Page Top

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