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2003-09-26 Latin America

Venezuela Seeks End to Pot-Banging Rallies

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Posted by Super Hose 2003-09-26 11:15:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Can you say, "civil war"?

I knew you could.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-26 11:19:45 AM|| 2003-9-26 11:19:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Chavez is Fidel without the charisma, intelligence, and guerilla history - he won't survive using Fidel's tactics. Civil war is right, and I'm afraid it will get really bloody

Posted by Frank G 2003-9-26 11:39:17 AM|| 2003-9-26 11:39:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, I'm pretty sure Chavez has the required history. Didn't he try to stage a coup?

Lesson for the soft-hearted: when someone tries to take over your government by force, don't put him in prison. Kill him. It's much more merciful in the long run.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-9-26 12:07:41 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2003-9-26 12:07:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The blew their chance taking this guy out about a year and a half ago (4/02 as I remember).It doesn't look like Hugo's about to give them a do-over.

Posted by tu3031 2003-9-26 3:07:11 PM|| 2003-9-26 3:07:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 If the Venezuelans just roll over on this, then they deserve as much of Hugo as they are going to get.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-26 3:10:02 PM|| 2003-9-26 3:10:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Wasn't there a hurricane Hugo that swept through the Caribbean a few years ago? Aptly named. This guy could take over for Fidel tomorrow, and nobody would notice the difference (except for the lenght of harangues - NOBODY beats Fidel for being long-winded - even Dean's met his match there!).

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-9-26 3:17:31 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-9-26 3:17:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 He has defined terrorists as anyonewho opposes him. He has defined terrorist activity as beating on a pan to make noise. Does anyone question whether his state has become totalitarian?

Posted by Super Hose 2003-9-26 6:41:20 PM|| 2003-9-26 6:41:20 PM|| Front Page Top

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