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78. Okay...and why is this "Breaking" Voltairenet story coming out of Damascus, Syria?

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 01:23 PM

Mar 2015

Also, where is the "evidence". I see a story alleging many things (including a catchy plot name), and I see two PowerPoint slides. Where's the evidence of a coup plot, much less one originating in the US?

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Maduro claims Venezuela has detained Americans for 'espionage' [View all] 34th Avenue Feb 2015 OP

We've been treating our neighbors to the South like little puppets. They are small countries, libdem4life Feb 2015 #1

Well then, it'll be easy for Maduro to provide proof..... brooklynite Mar 2015 #7

Spoken like a true Exceptionalist. I've been around a long time, and Show Trial? When has libdem4life Mar 2015 #18

If he provided documents, names and dates to the American public... nyabingi Mar 2015 #44

So why hasn't he thus far? eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #46

If you venture to sites like TeleSUR nyabingi Mar 2015 #49

I wait to see evidence, not allegations. Adrahil Mar 2015 #51

Have you even bothered to look at what they uncovered? nyabingi Mar 2015 #70

Yes, I saw that. Adrahil Mar 2015 #71

TeleSUR? GGJohn Mar 2015 #52

It's just as credible as CNN, MSNBC or nyabingi Mar 2015 #58

Riiiiiiight. GGJohn Mar 2015 #61

Grape is my favorite flavor btw nyabingi Mar 2015 #66

I like strawberry, but grape is good also. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #69

Yea! State controlled media is exactly like... Adrahil Mar 2015 #72

+1. very subtle, for a slam uhnope Mar 2015 #95

I think it is time Americans... SkyDaddy7 Mar 2015 #94

Maduro is in trouble this election, so naturally it's all the US's fault. Archae Feb 2015 #2

No Shit. Seen this? Tarheel_Dem Mar 2015 #12

Groupies? Maduro can do no wrong? A bit over the top. I let my post above stand. libdem4life Mar 2015 #19

Are "we" even there? Archae Mar 2015 #22

See Post #1 and open the link. Then give me the chances our Black Ops guys Are Not There. We don't libdem4life Mar 2015 #27

The Chavistas use the "gringos" as an excuse for everything. Adrahil Mar 2015 #68

I'll bet there are more that escape the international news. So, each to his/her own. It's just news libdem4life Mar 2015 #84

So "the U.S. has a long history of destructive interventions" LiberalLovinLug Mar 2015 #91

Maduro is not "in trouble" nyabingi Mar 2015 #47

If the majority of people support him, GGJohn Mar 2015 #56

Trust me, this 22% percent figure nyabingi Mar 2015 #63

Except that you have no evidence that the Obama Admin is trying to subvert GGJohn Mar 2015 #65

Yeah.... I'll trust YOU. Adrahil Mar 2015 #74

Surrrrrre he did. GGJohn Feb 2015 #3

Well, it wouldn't be the first time 99th_Monkey Feb 2015 #4

Ok, that was during the Boosh admin. GGJohn Mar 2015 #5

No proof needed. Only accusations are need around here! 7962 Mar 2015 #6

Seems to be. GGJohn Mar 2015 #8

I think that is just naive. zeemike Mar 2015 #16

Do you have ANY proof that the Obama Admin. GGJohn Mar 2015 #17

Now where would I get that proof? zeemike Mar 2015 #20

So your contention is that the proof is that there is no proof available? GGJohn Mar 2015 #21

No my contention is that we don't know shit about what goes on down there. zeemike Mar 2015 #23

Show me that the Obama Admin is trying to subvert the Venezuela govt. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #25

Go do your own research...the CIA will be happy to reply to your FOI request, no doubt. libdem4life Mar 2015 #28

So, another one that can't produce any proof of the US trying to subvert the VN govt? GGJohn Mar 2015 #30

Broken Record...Closed Loop Tape. Lack of facts. libdem4life Mar 2015 #35

One more time, can you produce any SOLID evidence that the Obama Admin GGJohn Mar 2015 #36

Sorry, my CIA Mole contact is in the wind currently. LOL for silliness. libdem4life Mar 2015 #82

Ok, that was funny. GGJohn Mar 2015 #83

Peace. libdem4life Mar 2015 #85

Peace to you and yours. GGJohn Mar 2015 #86

And where would I get this information from? zeemike Mar 2015 #31

Again, your contention is that the proof is that there is no verifiable proof? GGJohn Mar 2015 #32

That is just word twisting. zeemike Mar 2015 #33

We do have a sad history of intervening in the affairs of SA countries, GGJohn Mar 2015 #34

And we never knew about that sad history until it was all over. zeemike Mar 2015 #37

So, again, you have no proof that the Obama Admin is subverting the Maduro govt? GGJohn Mar 2015 #38

No I am saying that 100 years of doing it is proof that we do. zeemike Mar 2015 #42

And I'm challenging you to provide any evidence that we are subverting the Maduro govt. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #43

And you are asking for something you know I can provide. zeemike Mar 2015 #48

So we're back to that the proof is that there is no proof? eom GGJohn Mar 2015 #50

No I am back to past is prolog. zeemike Mar 2015 #53

So, once again, because we don't know, then it must be so. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #54

No because the past is a predictor of the present. zeemike Mar 2015 #59

Dirty Wars: The World is Battlefield newthinking Mar 2015 #89

Outstanding interview with Jeremy Scahill. This book sounds excellent. Thank you, so much. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2015 #93

So, no definitive proof? GGJohn Mar 2015 #96

I am not sure it is (or is all) the president. A LOT of hiring occurred during the Bush years newthinking Mar 2015 #97

It's a "downer" when people refuse to go to the trouble of finding out what they need to know, Judi Lynn Mar 2015 #98

It could be "The Perils of Maduro" - a series: COLGATE4 Mar 2015 #9

Information already published long ago: Uribe admits anti-Chavez plot planned in Colombia Judi Lynn Mar 2015 #11

Uribe was so prescient that he also COLGATE4 Mar 2015 #13

Wow!!!! Stop the presses, you posted something from the Boosh admin. GGJohn Mar 2015 #14

Had they succeeded we wouldnt be seeing the train wreck disaster we're seeing now. 7962 Mar 2015 #15

Falling Oil Prices Push Venezuela Deeper Into China's Orbit George Osborne Mar 2015 #24

And this has what to do with Maduro claiming that VN has captured GGJohn Mar 2015 #26

Nothing, just some history to show that a coup is not outside the relm of possibilities George Osborne Mar 2015 #39

I'm saying that there is no, zero, nada, proof that the US is fomenting a coup GGJohn Mar 2015 #41

US wants Venezuela to follow US plans for Venezuela George Osborne Mar 2015 #73

The US has every right to impose sanctions on Venezuela for the arrest of an GGJohn Mar 2015 #75

Conversation with you is like talking to an empty can of cat food George Osborne Mar 2015 #76

Back atcha. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #79

This guy just seems nuts iandhr Mar 2015 #10

Not nuts. Just an unprepared uneducated COLGATE4 Mar 2015 #29

Maduro's claims are credible nyabingi Mar 2015 #40

Maduro is an idiot. GGJohn Mar 2015 #45

I have no doubt some want to overthrow him. Adrahil Mar 2015 #77

The US was attacked by al-Qaeda on 9/11. NuclearDem Mar 2015 #87

I have seen several descriptions of the attempted coup nyabingi Mar 2015 #55

Voltairnet.org? GGJohn Mar 2015 #57

And what websites would you nyabingi Mar 2015 #60

Certainly not from those "news" org. GGJohn Mar 2015 #62

Oh OK haha nyabingi Mar 2015 #64

I rely on numerous news org. and then compare them with other sources. GGJohn Mar 2015 #67

Okay...and why is this "Breaking" Voltairenet story coming out of Damascus, Syria? brooklynite Mar 2015 #78

I guess syrians cannot be wise or be good journalists newthinking Mar 2015 #90

As I recall, Hugo Chavez was a big fan of Dictator Bashir Assad... brooklynite Mar 2015 #92

He knows history, including the history of his immediate predecessor yurbud Mar 2015 #80

There was no evidence this administration was involved in the Honduras coup until there was. Judi Lynn Mar 2015 #81

There is still no evidence that the Obama administration had a role in that coup. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #88