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11. imagine if the False Positives scandal had happened in Venezuela

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 07:15 PM

Nov 2013

you can be sure that it would be a MAJOR topic of discussion in U.S. media. But since it happened in our friend Colombia, not so much.

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Which state is worse - Colombia or Venezuela? [View all] JackRiddler Nov 2013 OP

Florida. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #1

rofl, i was looking at it as columbia south carolina and was like. uh loli phabay Nov 2013 #3

I wouldn't pick one over the other ck4829 Nov 2013 #2

Yes, but the U.S. government has picked one... JackRiddler Nov 2013 #5

I'll take Maduro over US fed puppet. idwiyo Nov 2013 #4

Indeed, but... JackRiddler Nov 2013 #12

Agree! Fuck War on "drugs"! idwiyo Nov 2013 #13

Current LBN thread on Colombia JackRiddler Nov 2013 #7

Current LBN thread on Venezuela JackRiddler Nov 2013 #8

kick (I'm curious) nt PETRUS Nov 2013 #9

I'd love to predict, but that could bias the results. JackRiddler Nov 2013 #10

imagine if the False Positives scandal had happened in Venezuela Enrique Nov 2013 #11

I sat next to a very nice Colombian family, Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #14

A nice family on the plane... JackRiddler Nov 2013 #15

Of course, you're right, Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #17

AFAIC, Nicolás Maduro has some great ideas. nt TBF Nov 2013 #16

New related thread JackRiddler Feb 2014 #18