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reorg

(3,317 posts)
12. not quite
Sat May 4, 2013, 10:16 PM
May 2013

during the discussion about how much money is needed to cause a real ruckus in four states, one of the students or whatever they are empties his pockets, holds up what he finds and jokes "I got a phone card, some condoms and a battery, if that's any help".

These individuals appear to be involved in the attempted uprising (however delusional), and they appear to be running low on funds. In the second part of the clip, money is still on their minds. This time they more or less jokingly demand it from the man behind the camera.

I think this clip was shown to demonstrate what these types are all about. Cheap little thugs looking for a handout to pay their way through fighting the "revolution". The video also establishes that they appear to be trusting the American, and suggests that some money may indeed have changed hands between them.


The other clip is not at all without context, and it's not an interview. Antonio Rivera is directly addressing one of the young pro-Capriles protesters, explaining what they can and should do: "You can throw stones, you can throw bottles" (he doesn't go into such details as to whether these bottles should be filled with incendiary liquids first etc.), but "you must stay together and not let them disperse you" and "it is important that everything you do stays within the directions given by Capriles". The man behind the camera is apparently a person of trust who can hear and record this.

Es importante mantener todo lo que hagan bajo la direccionalidad que tiene Capriles

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If he were a spy, the President should never admit it. Laelth May 2013 #1
If her were a spy he'd know Spanish fluently. joshcryer May 2013 #3
I haven't done any research on this ... Laelth May 2013 #6
So many amateur filmmakers get arrested that is the worst cover ever. joshcryer May 2013 #8
not quite reorg May 2013 #12
A documentarian is supposed to record stuff like that. joshcryer May 2013 #14
you forgot to thank me reorg May 2013 #15
You didn't correct anything. joshcryer May 2013 #16
You keep misrepresenting what the video clips show reorg May 2013 #17
But he was detained while filming a chavista rally too. joshcryer May 2013 #19
I found a Guardian article about this mess. Laelth May 2013 #13
The question you should be asking is simple. joshcryer May 2013 #25
i've been having a hard time finding anything about Tracy Enrique May 2013 #2
This is the best background we have for him: joshcryer May 2013 #5
I do not care for blogs that make me sign up so that I can read them. Laelth May 2013 #7
It doesn't require you to sign up. joshcryer May 2013 #9
Well, that's my point. Laelth May 2013 #21
That's sort of the definition of a yuppie. joshcryer May 2013 #24
he is a political prisoner of the chavistas Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #4
If the US recognizes Maduro, they'd have a leg to stand on. Benton D Struckcheon May 2013 #10
All they have to do is check his official "Spy" ID. Arctic Dave May 2013 #11
Of course! Because Obama said he isn't a spy. There! idwiyo May 2013 #18
LOL, Reagan said the same thing about Eugene Hasenfus. nt bananas May 2013 #20
Eugene's activities were clearly suspicious. joshcryer May 2013 #23
... ocpagu May 2013 #22
We all know presidents babble to the public at large about covert ops. Judi Lynn May 2013 #26
It would seem so... ignoramus_100 May 2013 #27
Well, I dunno about this guy, but ridiculous is something we do all the time these days. nt bemildred May 2013 #28
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