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Latin America

naaman fletcher

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25. of course

Reply to jgrujanob (Reply #23)

Sat Apr 27, 2013, 11:51 AM

Apr 2013

the problem is that it takes a few years for the destruction of the economy to appear in the statistics, that is why Capriles should just shut up and let Maduro take the fall when the economy grinds to a halt this year. The economy is going to implode anyway. If Capriles had won he would have just taken the blame. Let Maduro take it (although of course the Chavistas here will blame the CIA for sabotaging the economy anyway).

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 17 [View all] Catherina Apr 2013 OP

Remember, Maduro's final lead in the polls was 8-10% Dawson Leery Apr 2013 #1

Are you suggesting that Capriles rigged the vote? naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #3

It's amazing how they actually fall in their own trap. Marksman_91 Apr 2013 #8

We'd have had two recounts by now had Capriles won by the same margin. joshcryer Apr 2013 #12

Also ... Mika Apr 2013 #2

That is definitely the greatest irony. joshcryer Apr 2013 #5

I wondered about that plunge, too--from 20% to 2% in one week. Peace Patriot Apr 2013 #9

Maduro did a *LOT* of crazy things in that week PP. joshcryer Apr 2013 #10

If the rigging goal was not to elect Capriles but to produce chaos, Peace Patriot Apr 2013 #21

Except, there is no destabilization. joshcryer Apr 2013 #22

Appreciated reading the points you targeted. Judi Lynn Apr 2013 #13

US policy on the Caribbean and Latin America ... Mika Apr 2013 #14

That ranks right up there with Catherina Apr 2013 #16

Wow! What a great quote by Simon Bolivar! Thanks! nt Peace Patriot Apr 2013 #20

Funny, it sounds so recent, hard to believe it was written in 1897, isn't it? Judi Lynn Apr 2013 #24

I wish you all well. BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #4

ransacked hospitals & a medicine factory, smashed public schools, wrecked public transport network Catherina Apr 2013 #6

A text-only article doesn't really get you far nowadays Marksman_91 Apr 2013 #7

It's written by Castro lackey Leo Garib. joshcryer Apr 2013 #11

Clinics attacked in Venezuela vote violence killbotfactory Apr 2013 #15

More fine reporting by Chris Arsenault, who's on the ground in Caracas n/t Catherina Apr 2013 #17

They really are getting desperate now. This is bad. But they are also exposing themselves for sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #18

I hope so too though we already know we can't count on Honduras Catherina Apr 2013 #19

The truth. Plain and simple. jgrujanob Apr 2013 #23

of course naaman fletcher Apr 2013 #25

So basically they're carrying out a terror campaign all over Venezuela BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #26