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58. forced deportations, and 100,000 refugees have fled Venezuela, most of them rather poor

Wed May 4, 2016, 02:17 AM

May 2016

you really should be ashamed of the way you think there is some justice happening in Chavez/post-Chavez Venezuela just because some "bankers" are uncomfortable too. Any dictator can make bankers uncomfortable

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/28/world/americas/colombians-flee-venezuelas-crackdown-on-immigrants.html?_r=0

http://www.businessinsider.com/venezuela-has-deported-thousands-of-colombians-2015-4

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Venezuelan Banker Given Asylum by US Found in Panama Papers [View all] Judi Lynn May 2016 OP

I want to know when they find Dick Cheney's name GreydeeThos May 2016 #1

Cheney banks in Dubai where he gets Bush family and friends rates. Who needs Panama then? Ford_Prefect May 2016 #2

He would use an english-sounding law-firm. DetlefK May 2016 #3

typical biased BS from Telesur, the Chavez/Bolivarian propaganda machine uhnope May 2016 #4

Source please. Scuba May 2016 #5

... uhnope May 2016 #6

Wiki is not a reliable source. Do you have another? Scuba May 2016 #7

it's not the source uhnope May 2016 #8

I'm not chasing links to support your claim. That's your job. Cite it or delete it. Scuba May 2016 #9

lol. delete THIS uhnope May 2016 #10

So you admit you got nothing. Scuba May 2016 #13

yeah, I made it all up out of thin air uhnope May 2016 #14

This is a political discussion board; if you make claims, you should provide links to back them up. Scuba May 2016 #16

It doesn't apply to me! I'm special! snooper2 May 2016 #26

lol. see post #11 uhnope May 2016 #29

lol nt moonbabygo May 2016 #69

jeez, 10 seconds in the wiki article melm00se May 2016 #11

That doesn't support the claims made by uhnope. Scuba May 2016 #12

check edit n/t melm00se May 2016 #17

Thanks. I gotta wonder why the writer of those claims wouldn't do that. Scuba May 2016 #18

I have to wonder why you are so intense on disproving the story Perseus May 2016 #20

Claims should be supported on a political discussion board. Scuba May 2016 #22

If the Sow of Senegal says the arrest was arbitrary you must accept it. Akicita May 2016 #25

THANKS. Maybe too many deep-sea dives. uhnope May 2016 #15

"Cite it or delete it" ?!?! Who made you god? EX500rider May 2016 #43

Nice try... EX500rider May 2016 #49

Do you know anything about the political situation in Venezuela? Perseus May 2016 #19

I know this .... Scuba May 2016 #21

Please cite your sources that the American press are making shit up out of whole cloth about Akicita May 2016 #27

Easy ... Scuba May 2016 #32

Try again. The American media isn't even mentioned in the article. It just critisizes Human Rights Akicita May 2016 #33

"... the mainstream press publish articles and headlines based on HRW report conclusions." Scuba May 2016 #36

So you finally admit that they are not making shit up from whole cloth. Akicita May 2016 #38

The article debunks what HRW published. Scuba May 2016 #41

Reread my post. One of my points was that you could "easily" find an article that would debunk the Akicita May 2016 #42

Any sane person would take HRW over Venezuelananalysis. EX500rider May 2016 #50

yr long, time-wasting journey into epic wrongness is here for all to see on this thread uhnope May 2016 #45

Scuba, you have been underwater for too long Perseus May 2016 #54

venezuelanalysis....lol....good one... EX500rider May 2016 #48

touche uhnope May 2016 #35

"Ever since Venezuela nationalized their oil" EX500rider May 2016 #44

THIS JUST IN! MisterFred May 2016 #28

it's embarrassingly bad fake news. How can you even take it seriously uhnope May 2016 #30

What are you talking about? MisterFred May 2016 #53

"all the time"? nt uhnope May 2016 #57

Poor abused millionaire and banker fasttense May 2016 #39

+ 1000 LiberalLovinLug May 2016 #46

send us your poor, your downtrodden, your rich cheating money hoarders lakeguy May 2016 #23

the us will always provide sanctuary to the 1 percent dembotoz May 2016 #24

another baseless "america sucks" post uhnope May 2016 #31

Excellent point. Akicita May 2016 #34

Often, ronnie624 May 2016 #37

They especially provide sanctuary to the uber rich bankers. fasttense May 2016 #40

I had no idea all those Somalis in Minnesota were millionaires. And all the unaccompanied children Akicita May 2016 #47

The "Vietnamese boat people" ronnie624 May 2016 #52

it was caused by the North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam. Just like the destruction of Europe Akicita May 2016 #66

The US began its invasion of Vietnam in 1950, ronnie624 May 2016 #67

That was France. How many troops did the US have in Vietnam in the 1950's? Akicita May 2016 #68

Any number would be considered an invasion ronnie624 May 2016 #70

I operate under no such assumption. I don't know why you assume that. Akicita May 2016 #71

The whole world outside the US recognizes that was not a righteous war. Judi Lynn May 2016 #72

Here is Chomsky, on the framing of discussion about US interventionism ronnie624 May 2016 #73

not america sucks just rich fly first class and are treated different dembotoz May 2016 #56

by 1994 some Venezuelan bank execs had TWO personal jets MisterP May 2016 #51

Rafael Caldera was the president then, as the 56th, then 63rd Venezuelan President. 200 bankers fled Judi Lynn May 2016 #55

forced deportations, and 100,000 refugees have fled Venezuela, most of them rather poor uhnope May 2016 #58

Who on earth do you think you're fooling? Poor people fleeing Venezuela? Judi Lynn May 2016 #59

oh yeah these look like rich bankers uhnope May 2016 #60

Why are the police helping these people move? Judi Lynn May 2016 #61

If you believe what you say, why didn't you click on the link to find out uhnope May 2016 #62

I only have one or so free NY Times articles left this month so I don't want to use them carelessly, Judi Lynn May 2016 #63

so you mean there might not have been thousands & thousands of refugees and force deportations uhnope May 2016 #64

For christssake, these are COLOMBIAN people who moved to Venezuela, and there are NOT 1,000s of them Judi Lynn May 2016 #65

so mass deportations are okay if it's Colombians? uhnope May 2016 #74