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Marksman_91

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4. Oh, and just one more detail I'd like to add

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Jul 2, 2017, 01:41 AM

Jul 2017

Miguel Rodriguez-Torres, the one who was Maduro's minister of interior in 2014 and during that year's wave of protests (essentially the one responsible for arresting Leopoldo) has come out against Maduro's constitutional assembly as well and now the PSUV is trying to keep his mouth shut, even incriminate him in something, while he's threatening to expose the top chavista leaderships' worst secrets, including links to drug trafficking. Or were you totally unaware of this too?

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Commentary: Canada's lamentable double standard towards Venezuela [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2017 OP

Thank you, Judi saidsimplesimon Jul 2017 #1

Wow. The timing is impeccable. That song/statement is especially poignant exactly now, isn't it? Judi Lynn Jul 2017 #2

Who is this expert in foreign affairs you mention? Zorro Jul 2017 #5

Judi is an expert, imo. saidsimplesimon Jul 2017 #6

I don't think Judi has ever been to Venezuela, GatoGordo Jul 2017 #8

I guess we're just gonna ignore the fact that the Chavista regime is a criminal narcostate? Marksman_91 Jul 2017 #3

Oh, and just one more detail I'd like to add Marksman_91 Jul 2017 #4

There was a time when the Left had a legitimate claim in Venezuela GatoGordo Jul 2017 #7