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unkachuck

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24. good ties....

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2011, 10:39 PM

Dec 2011

....with a Communist nuclear power (that has never been invaded by the United States) is helpful if you've been having problems keeping the United States from breathing down your neck and stealing your oil....

....you never know when you might need some Communist nuclear technology....

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President Ch�vez laments the death of Kim Jong Il [View all] Bacchus4.0 Dec 2011 OP

I guess that was the thing to do by President Chavez, but ugh. I seriously don't teddy51 Dec 2011 #1

No, the people won't miss him. Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #4

To the contrary. Igel Dec 2011 #17

Not to mention Gaddafi al bupp Dec 2011 #21

There were a lot of complicated and conflicting emotions surrounding Stalin's death RZM Dec 2011 #26

"Maybe most"? No. Highly doubt that. joshcryer Dec 2011 #27

Well, of *course* he laments!1 n/t UTUSN Dec 2011 #2

Probably an error in translation. Robb Dec 2011 #3

Yeah, I'm sure the Venezuelan government messed up their own announcement Posteritatis Dec 2011 #22

The source is RW. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #5

But of course. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #7

The source is the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry ChangoLoa Dec 2011 #19

Frag quoting kenfrequed Dec 2011 #6

But it is CONVENIENTLY released in tandem with the story about how Obama criticizes Venezuela... BeHereNow Dec 2011 #8

Nothing to see here kenfrequed Dec 2011 #16

Gobierno Bolivariano expresa su sincero pesar por el fallecimiento del l�der Kim Jong Il spanza Dec 2011 #13

Right... kenfrequed Dec 2011 #15

I'll do it. But it's exactly the same than the article you first read.. the supposed "hit piece" ChangoLoa Dec 2011 #18

go to the Prensa Latina site in post #10. you will find similar statements from Nicaragua and Cuba Bacchus4.0 Dec 2011 #20

Birds of a feather slackmaster Dec 2011 #9

Prensa Latina notice (Cuban government site) for the doubters Bacchus4.0 Dec 2011 #10

No, No!!! The Venezuelan newspapers must have hijacked the Cuban govt internet connection spanza Dec 2011 #12

I'm more disgusted by Chavez spending a fortune on a diamond-encrusted casket Common Sense Party Dec 2011 #11

You know, a couple years ago I was on the fence about Chavez snooper2 Dec 2011 #14

I see that South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and China also offered condolences to the NK people. Prometheus Bound Dec 2011 #23

good ties.... unkachuck Dec 2011 #24

Heh. Integral Dec 2011 #25