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2015-01-05 Caribbean-Latin America

Maduro to visit China, OPEC nations amid cash crunch

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Posted by Steve White 2015-01-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Bet he don't take the great circle route, there was an awkward situation in Anchorage last time, would be worse this time since it's likely he will be on a Cuban aircraft. The Venezuelan state aircraft is still stuck in France under going ummm... "Maintenance", expensive maintenance.

Posted by Shipman 2015-01-05 07:23|| 2015-01-05 07:23|| Front Page Top

#2 prolly gonna pick up some TP and Tampons to sell on the black market

Posted by Frank G 2015-01-05 09:42|| 2015-01-05 09:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Happier times in a previous visit.

Posted by Shipman 2015-01-05 11:29|| 2015-01-05 11:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Ship, I'm pretty sure China's running shuttle flights for its oilfield workers working China's fields in Venezuela so they don't accidentally spend any money in the country.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-01-05 11:37|| 2015-01-05 11:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Don't kid yourselves, Maduro is heading to China and OPEC nations for a week-long jazz tour, Maduro is playing the part of James Brown. It should raise a lot of money for Venezuela

Posted by Keyser Soze1995 2015-01-05 11:38|| 2015-01-05 11:38|| Front Page Top

#6 They can always go back to growing bananas.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-01-05 11:43|| 2015-01-05 11:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes, grow bananas they are so good for you, unless you overdose on them, then, well, you turn into a banana devil.

Posted by Keyser Soze1995 2015-01-05 11:55|| 2015-01-05 11:55|| Front Page Top

#8 kind of interesting that coup's often happen while the dictator is on a world trip.

Posted by 3dc 2015-01-05 13:45|| 2015-01-05 13:45|| Front Page Top

#9 Funny how his comments sound surprisingly similar to that of the Wizard, just before he boarded his balloon and departed Oz.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2015-01-05 15:26|| 2015-01-05 15:26|| Front Page Top

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