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"Chuckies" is a great name for RWers! Zorra Mar 2014 #1
The President of Venezuela has clearly learned a lesson from the President of Ukraine. another_liberal Mar 2014 #2
If he cracks down it will be his downfall. joshcryer Mar 2014 #4
Eighty were killed in Kiev, and most of them by the radical protesters' gunmen. another_liberal Mar 2014 #5
Propaganda. Regardless, Chavez never cracked down like Maduro. joshcryer Mar 2014 #6
Yanukovich was a corrupt hack who does not deserve the Ukranian people's sympathy Marksman_91 Mar 2014 #9
you think the problem with Yanukovuych is that he wasn't a big enough thug. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #7
+1 EX500rider Mar 2014 #30
duperific, that one nt arely staircase Mar 2014 #32
And the mask finally falls with a big old thud. I defy anyone to find anything.... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #17
+1 EX500rider Mar 2014 #31
Also from the U.S. crackdown on Occupy? JackRiddler Mar 2014 #42
And how many dead Occupiers were there? EX500rider Mar 2014 #46
How many people did Occupiers kill? JackRiddler Mar 2014 #52
How many paramilitary groups did the govt send against Occupiers? ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #62
Plaza Altamira is in no means in student hands. joshcryer Mar 2014 #3
I wonder if any OWS supporters think this is okay. nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #8
Of course. Joining a movement designed by a Madison Avenue ad agency is totally different Recursion Mar 2014 #10
Are they part of Anonymous or Occupy the World, or something, you mean? n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #18
AnonOPs is in Venezuela, yeah. joshcryer Mar 2014 #22
Yeah, I just found this pic on Carcas Gringo. I've missed a lot of these threads as they are mostly freshwest Mar 2014 #25
Anonymous VZ is backing the students one thousand percent. nt MADem Mar 2014 #35
Los estudiantes have a sense of humor.....unlike that idiot running the country into the ground.... MADem Mar 2014 #36
Brilliant photo! Dem4ever27 Mar 2014 #37
Nope. JoeyT Mar 2014 #29
It's the lack of peaceful that's made problems. JackRiddler Mar 2014 #43
Eh, setting up roadblocks isn't a big deal. joshcryer Mar 2014 #59
How did a person like this ever become their leader? seveneyes Mar 2014 #11
the perils of allowing presidents to hand-pick their successors. nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #12
Well, the Cubans treating Chavez hand-picked him. Chavez would have preferred MADem Mar 2014 #38
Maduro has spent a fair amount of time shuttling between Caracas and Havana Zorro Mar 2014 #45
Raul just left....he was no doubt filling Maduro's ear...I get the sense either Maduro MADem Mar 2014 #49
Maduro has offered up Diosdado Cabello to discuss the situation with a high-ranking US official Zorro Mar 2014 #54
Quite possibly. Thing is, Diosdado is a real toughie--and he's still got friends in the Army. MADem Mar 2014 #57
I don't know if you're a fan of Chávez, but in the end, he was human, and he makes mistakes like all Marksman_91 Mar 2014 #13
When votes are actually "votes"; this is what you get. nt 7962 Mar 2014 #14
Because it's "not who votes, but who counts the votes". Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #15
You're welcome to post any assessments of the fairness of Venezuelan elections. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #19
Thank you "Comrade"! Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #20
The Carter Center gives a balanced report. joshcryer Mar 2014 #24
In other words, the Carter Center found... ChangoLoa Mar 2014 #40
What is likely to happen? Will it be comparable to riot police in other nations? Any similarites? freshwest Mar 2014 #16
+1 Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #21
Well, since the students never had Plaza Altamira, I dunno. joshcryer Mar 2014 #23
IDK half of what you're talking about? If it's in their neighborhood, and the people in the area did freshwest Mar 2014 #26
Altamira is near the subway. joshcryer Mar 2014 #27
Stay classy, Maduro. nt COLGATE4 Mar 2014 #28
Wonder if the Oakland PD is advising him? Nt hack89 Mar 2014 #33
"Liberate those spaces?" How, by killing 20 more students? MADem Mar 2014 #34
You keep forgetting! Archae Mar 2014 #39
If Chavez hadn't been relying on Cuban doctors to kill...errrrr...save him, he wouldn't have MADem Mar 2014 #44
It is everyone elses fault ripcord Mar 2014 #47
La Revolucion Bolivariana is as much B.S. as was Castro's revolution, Beacool Mar 2014 #41
That's just so wrong. Zorra Mar 2014 #48
Unfortunately Batista=BAD not same as Castro=good n/t EX500rider Mar 2014 #56
Madura and Chavez before him were elected in internationally monitored elections yurbud Mar 2014 #50
Not quite accurate Zorro Mar 2014 #53
There is such a thing as sedition. ddddemarco Mar 2014 #51
"The scumbags that murdered Chavez are behind this" Who, the fu*king Cuban's?! lol EX500rider Mar 2014 #55
"The scumbags who murdered Chavez" geek tragedy Mar 2014 #58
Chavez was murdered? uncommonlink Mar 2014 #60
So, you're saying the Cubans are behind this? Cuba killed Chavez? MADem Mar 2014 #61
Do you actually believe this crap? uncommonlink Mar 2014 #63
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