Almost the entire nation of Venezuela is too broke to eat

[Gabi Hayes]

4. uhhhh, where you been all these years?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/apr/21/usa.venezuela

The failed coup in Venezuela was closely tied to senior officials in the US government, The Observer has established. They have long histories in the 'dirty wars' of the 1980s, and links to death squads working in Central America at that time. Washington's involvement in the turbulent events that briefly removed left-wing leader Hugo Chavez from power last weekend resurrects fears about US ambitions in the hemisphere.

It also also deepens doubts about policy in the region being made by appointees to the Bush administration, all of whom owe their careers to serving in the dirty wars under President Reagan. One of them, Elliot Abrams, who gave a nod to the attempted Venezuelan coup, has a conviction for misleading Congress over the infamous Iran-Contra affair.

The Bush administration has tried to distance itself from the coup. It immediately endorsed the new government under businessman Pedro Carmona. But the coup was sent dramatically into reverse after 48 hours.


these scum on earth have finally gotten their way, ever since Chavez, say what you will about him, tried to allow his PEOPLE the right to enjoy the fruits of their own natural resources, instead of meekly bow/cooperate with the unspeakably brutal colonialism foisted upon South America for the last, oh, say, FIVE HUNDRED years!

how DARE they show such effrontery? how DARE they think they had the same rights as, oh, say, the likes of Jefferson, Washington, Adams....you know, those terrorists.