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2008-05-12 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Steve White 2008-05-12 01:29|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Nicholas Cage = Victor Bout???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-05-12 01:42|| 2008-05-12 01:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Venezuelan ambassador to the United States Bernardo Alvarez told the Journal Wednesday. "They are false, and an attempt to discredit the Venezuelan government."

Apparently Ambassador Alvarez doesn't know his enemy very well at all. The Venezuelan government "discredited" itself long, long ago. The recent importation of 100,000 Kalashnikov rifles and Hugo's desire to build his very own Kalashnikov factory in Venezuela are quite enough evidence of his intentions. Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega had a colossus gun collection as well. Could there be a common thread among these types? Additionally, the use of e-mail, is a pitifully poor communications tool for tradecraft of this sort. Tin pot amateurs badly in need of bitch slapping I'd say.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-05-12 08:57|| 2008-05-12 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 The United States should declare an embargo of Venezuela, and not let anything in or out of the country - by land, by air, or by sea. Let's see how long Hoogo can hang on once his peasants start starving to death.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-05-12 14:37|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-05-12 14:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Somehow I just can't get behind big indiscriminate bombing waves against civilian populations. Or starving them to get at one clown who could, if need be, be assasinated in a much more discriminating strike. And Lordy knows he's begging for killing.

I'm not alone in that attitude about not indiscriminately slaughtering or vaporizing or napalming civilians, OP, so I suspect you're doomed to be frustrated in the Long War.

Posted by lotp 2008-05-12 18:45|| 2008-05-12 18:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Aren't there any snipers ~~who will use Russian or Chinese rifles~~ anywhere?

Just sayin'....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-05-12 19:37|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-05-12 19:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Ah yes, a Dragunov with a 180 grain Soft Nose Hollow Point dusted with cyanide.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-05-12 19:50|| 2008-05-12 19:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Oh, lotp, the only problem with assassination is that it is explicitly outlawed by an Executive Order, and the Dems in Congress would impeach any President with an R after his name that utilized it against even a clown like Hugo.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-05-12 20:25|| 2008-05-12 20:25|| Front Page Top

#8 "They are false, and an attempt to discredit the Venezuelan government."

Well, it looks like Oogo agrees that only a lowlife could stoop this low.

Posted by gorb 2008-05-12 21:15|| 2008-05-12 21:15|| Front Page Top

#9 the only problem with assassination is that it is explicitly outlawed by an Executive Order

Yup. But then the WH doesn't exactly have authorization to starve out the Venezuelan population either.

Neither approach is gonna happen.

Posted by lotp 2008-05-12 21:20|| 2008-05-12 21:20|| Front Page Top

#10 "the Dems in Congress would impeach any President with an R after his name that utilized it against even a clown like Hugo"

Hence the Russian or Chinese sniper rifle, Shieldwolf....

And ~~Mugabe~~ his little dog, too....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-05-12 22:18|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-05-12 22:18|| Front Page Top

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