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By James Dryburgh, published 15/10/2010The US is at war with Venezuela: it's a battle for global public opinion via the international media.
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Posted by jorge, Friday, 15 October 2010 12:31:56 PM
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jorge: well said.
One might add the Reporters Without Borders group who have documented the suppression of dissident journalists and writers. Twitter users have also been arrested under Chavez, who I think should be regarded more as a fascist than a leftist. (Like Mussolini, he is anti-imperialist - in Italy the "Inglese" were the enemy; in Venezuala, it's the "gringo". Same reactionary national-socialist sentiment). I recall Chavez calling George W Bush the 'devil'. Yet in Venezuala, anyone using such language against Chavez could be arrested and gaoled under a law passed by the government there. As a leftist in the tradition of 1968, I reckon you're either on the side of the people or their oppressors. Yes, Chavez was elected - let's hope the Venezualan people can keep him leashed. In the meantime, the Left should be offering the same solidarity with the Venezualan people as we did with the Vietnamese and Poles and African-Americans back in the 1960s. For more information about the Twitter users who were arrested: http://en.rsf.org/venezuela-twitter-users-facing-11-year-jail-12-07-2010,37927.html Check out Reporters without Borders site here: http://en.rsf.org/ Posted by byork, Friday, 15 October 2010 1:16:29 PM
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How timely it is that this article by James together with two articles of recent currency on these pages also refers to the US and its subservience to the manipulators of the Zionist-owned media.
In one example this week, it was the fact that there was little in the way of free speech in America, disputed by few who are familiar with the US media ownership. Truth is indeed the first casualty, as it is in Venezuela. History is seldom a useful teacher . One would have thought that forty years of embargo on Cuba would make the past activities of such disgraced people in that role, such as Kissinger, leading up to the current Zionist fellow-traveller Clinton and her fictitious "Peace Talks", to realise that economic and military control of those countries in South America, always a military sports ground for ill-informed and manipulated US Presidents, was a poor alternative to being a worthy friend. But no. That's not how Empire's work. Ask Britain. The US still keeps pumping the money into subversive organisations wherever they choose for the overthrow of any country daring to have a point of view that differs from the Yankee philosophy of "do as we say" at the price they want to pay. They have learned nothing. They are universally hated because of it! In Chile with a democratically elected government, they gave the world Pinochet, 16 years of murderous activity; 40+ years of hatred for Cuba; little Nicaragua still standing, no thanks to the 'Yankee' dollar which spread graft, corruption, murder and mayhem in that part of the world; the overthrow of other regimes and the installation of dictatorial puppets, dancing to America's tune. Diplomacy, US style. Now it's time for Venezuela. They also have oil, a really great motivator. We are lucky to be seen by hapless US administrations as a civilised country. We still have the CIA masquerading as 'cultural attaches' but they gained control of our relationship with the US Free Trade Agreement, 80% of value to the US and of little value to us. Watch out, Venezuela Posted by rexw, Friday, 15 October 2010 2:44:44 PM
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Don't believe the media, find out for yourself.
How many times have we heard of, if it wasn't for oil it would not happen. It sounds like a frog croaken. Posted by 579, Friday, 15 October 2010 6:31:55 PM
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579 <How many times have we heard if it wasn’t for oil it wouldn’t happen, it sounds like a frog croaking>
Well said 579. I wonder how many of the croakers also complain bitterly every time they have to pay more for petrol and also groceries as a result of transport. If Oil became scarce then a lot of the croakers wouldn’t be able to afford the cost of living. In their own consumption of oil to support their lifestyles they are as bad as the US in trying to get as much oil as they can to fill up their cars etc. for a nice drive to the beach or a travelling trip,etc. They don’t refuse the benefits of cheaper goods and services that would be out of reach of their pockets if oil became scarce and the prices went up astronomically. Of course the US like every other country in the world in the end,is interested in how is this of benefit to me and my people and my country. Also, within countries, as you describe in Venezuela one large group thinks, “If we can take control and kick that other group out, then things will be much better for me and my family and people; usually financially and in experiencing less discrimination under the other group who favour their own when it comes to handing out jobs and societal benefits and justice. Sometimes the rebels are labelled as violent terrorists or militia against a right government. Then in the next conflict the fighters are hailed as brave freedom fighters against a wrong government or regime. It all seems to depend on who gets the worst press and which side you are barracking for. In reality these conflicts are all the same they are territorial dog fights over control of land and resources Posted by CHERFUL, Friday, 15 October 2010 8:24:54 PM
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An example of the World Media viewing things from which side you are on:-
Was illustrated by the stopping of the United Nation's aid ship to Palestine by the Israelies. In world war2 any ship taking aid to Germany,Japan or Italy would have been seen as aiding and abetting the enemy and they would have been attacked. That's the way the Jews obviously see it. Of course the Palestinians see it as the act of an oppressive enemy who should be agressively punished. They are both right, depending which side your are on. Posted by CHERFUL, Friday, 15 October 2010 8:29:41 PM
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While this article talks about balance, it fails to mention that Venezuela has less freedoms as a result of Chavez. This article from the Associated Press mentions yet another commercial TV owner arrested: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/AntiChavez-TV-channel-owner-apf-2252785938.html?x=0&.v=2
One thing I do agree is that media reports are sometimes not very accurate. So I give you Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International (I trust them more than your standard media report):
http://www.hrw.org/en/americas/venezuela
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/venezuela
Venezuela was not perfect before, there were injustices. Is it better or worse now?
http://currentglobalperceptions.blogspot.com/