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2003-10-16 Latin America

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Posted by Sorge 2003-10-16 1:29:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 and will not support any regime that results from undemocratic means
Unless, of course it is a regime sanctioned by the US government to ensure a profit stream for our multi-national, predatory corporations then scream "Communists in the house" and we'll be on their ass supporting whatever Fascist dictator emerges from the fog of war

Posted by Not Mike Moore 2003-10-16 2:24:13 AM|| 2003-10-16 2:24:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 comment on comment

He should declare Martial Law in the whole country and ride this out.

Hey, Chavez could do the same, he has the backing of the military...oh, I also noticed that he was democratically elected...and won pretty convincingly http://www.electionworld.org/venezuela.htm

Posted by Igs 2003-10-16 3:04:49 AM|| 2003-10-16 3:04:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 it was actually 22.5%

Posted by Igs 2003-10-16 3:10:22 AM|| 2003-10-16 3:10:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Wow, I brought the Commie sympathizers out.

*Not Mike Moore* Our 'Multinational, predatory corporations' were going to invest five billion dollars in a project that would have put about 1.5 billion dollars in the coffers of the poorest nation in South America, Bolivia. They are drinking the blood of the innocents, I tell you!

*Igs* It is not enough to win a democratic election, once in power, you must respect individual freedom. The tyranny of the majority is still tyranny. And Chavez only has a tenous support of the military now because he purged it and put his own people in charge.

Posted by Sorge 2003-10-16 6:37:17 AM|| [http://www.forgottenfronts.com/] 2003-10-16 6:37:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 So,you Commie sympathisers think that improving a dirt poor country's overall economy and providing jobs to people whose daily meals consist of a little rice and occasionally a bit of chicken is a bad thing.The economic system known as comunisiam is a failure.Wake-up,here is a cup of coffee.Reminds me of the tree-huggers,ask me wich is more important jobs or tree sex.
2 prime examples:
1)Building the Mt.Graham Observatory(Az).
This project would have provided hundreds of jobs,and pumped millions into the local economy.
This construction job was stopped because it would have disturbed the"endangered"Mt.Graham Red squiral.

Geta clue that tree loving rat would have moved to another tree.
2)Roosevelt Dam improvement(project competed): purpose of project:to repair detereorating 60 year-old dam and raise the height of the dam.Thus helping to alleviate a 20 year draught in the"Valley of the Sun"(Phoenix and surrounding areas),improve SRP's ability to provide electricity.Side benefits,makeing the largest lake wholly within the State of Az.even better,and pumping millions into the local economy from campers and tourists.
Impoundment of water halted by 7 year moratoriam from Tree-huggers,becuase it would have disturbed the nesting area of the"endangered"Sonoran Fly-catcher bird.This resulted in the reduction of stored water down to .09% of capacity and turning one of the finest lakes and best fishing spots in the country into a big assed mud hole.(moratoriam over and lake at.50%)

Geta clue,that ugly,goofy-assed bird would have built a nest on higher ground.

Posted by Raptor 2003-10-16 9:35:11 AM|| 2003-10-16 9:35:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 The ghost of Simon Bolivar howls again...

Posted by mojo 2003-10-16 12:28:37 PM|| 2003-10-16 12:28:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Raptor - here is a link to a BBC article on field tests done on GM foods in Britain. The tests results show that GM food results in less biodiversity ... because there are fewer weeds.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-10-16 3:14:42 PM|| 2003-10-16 3:14:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Sanchez has madde an offer for a referendum on the pipeline.

Also Venesuala has set the date for its petition drive for a referendum on Chavez.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-10-16 5:52:20 PM|| 2003-10-16 5:52:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Sorge, Raptor, I would like to point out that I am not a commie sympathiser, far from it. I was brought up in a forner communist country, watched the ideaolgy being shoved down people's throats, watched friends being arrested, watched my parents being denied basic human rights. I would think that I have a slightly better understanding of the 'commie system'. This however has not pushed me all the way to the far right.

Serge, agree, it's not enough just to win an election (then again, he did win it twice), sometimes it's just much easier to do a military take over with the help of the CIA (like it has happened in many countries in south/central america). Your concern for human rights and freedom seems to be at odds with America's intervention in many parts of the world.

ps check under the bed, there might be commies there

Posted by Igs 2003-10-16 9:43:17 PM|| 2003-10-16 9:43:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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