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(19 posts) Sat Feb 28, 2015, 10:00 PM Feb 2015

Maduro claims Venezuela has detained Americans for 'espionage' [View all]

Source: CNN

Caracas (CNN)Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday an unspecified number of Americans were arrested "a few days ago" for engaging in espionage and recruitment activities.

The President said they included an American pilot of Latin American origin, arrested in the southwest border state of Táchira.

He said the pilot was found in possession of "all kinds of documents" and was being interrogated by the authorities, though he did not identify him. The Venezuelan government has made many similar claims in recent years, without ever substantiating them.

Maduro also announced Saturday a series of measures, including visa requirements for U.S. citizens and the downsizing of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, to counteract what he called U.S. "interference" in his country.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/28/americas/venezuela-us-pilot/

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Maduro claims Venezuela has detained Americans for 'espionage' [View all] 34th Avenue Feb 2015 OP

We've been treating our neighbors to the South like little puppets. They are small countries, libdem4life Feb 2015 #1

Well then, it'll be easy for Maduro to provide proof..... brooklynite Mar 2015 #7

Spoken like a true Exceptionalist. I've been around a long time, and Show Trial? When has libdem4life Mar 2015 #18

If he provided documents, names and dates to the American public... nyabingi Mar 2015 #44

So why hasn't he thus far? eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #46

If you venture to sites like TeleSUR nyabingi Mar 2015 #49

I wait to see evidence, not allegations. Adrahil Mar 2015 #51

Have you even bothered to look at what they uncovered? nyabingi Mar 2015 #70

Yes, I saw that. Adrahil Mar 2015 #71

TeleSUR? GGJohn Mar 2015 #52

It's just as credible as CNN, MSNBC or nyabingi Mar 2015 #58

Riiiiiiight. GGJohn Mar 2015 #61

Grape is my favorite flavor btw nyabingi Mar 2015 #66

I like strawberry, but grape is good also. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #69

Yea! State controlled media is exactly like... Adrahil Mar 2015 #72

+1. very subtle, for a slam uhnope Mar 2015 #95

I think it is time Americans... SkyDaddy7 Mar 2015 #94

Maduro is in trouble this election, so naturally it's all the US's fault. Archae Feb 2015 #2

No Shit. Seen this? Tarheel_Dem Mar 2015 #12

Groupies? Maduro can do no wrong? A bit over the top. I let my post above stand. libdem4life Mar 2015 #19

Are "we" even there? Archae Mar 2015 #22

See Post #1 and open the link. Then give me the chances our Black Ops guys Are Not There. We don't libdem4life Mar 2015 #27

The Chavistas use the "gringos" as an excuse for everything. Adrahil Mar 2015 #68

I'll bet there are more that escape the international news. So, each to his/her own. It's just news libdem4life Mar 2015 #84

So "the U.S. has a long history of destructive interventions" LiberalLovinLug Mar 2015 #91

Maduro is not "in trouble" nyabingi Mar 2015 #47

If the majority of people support him, GGJohn Mar 2015 #56

Trust me, this 22% percent figure nyabingi Mar 2015 #63

Except that you have no evidence that the Obama Admin is trying to subvert GGJohn Mar 2015 #65

Yeah.... I'll trust YOU. Adrahil Mar 2015 #74

Surrrrrre he did. GGJohn Feb 2015 #3

Well, it wouldn't be the first time 99th_Monkey Feb 2015 #4

Ok, that was during the Boosh admin. GGJohn Mar 2015 #5

No proof needed. Only accusations are need around here! 7962 Mar 2015 #6

Seems to be. GGJohn Mar 2015 #8

I think that is just naive. zeemike Mar 2015 #16

Do you have ANY proof that the Obama Admin. GGJohn Mar 2015 #17

Now where would I get that proof? zeemike Mar 2015 #20

So your contention is that the proof is that there is no proof available? GGJohn Mar 2015 #21

No my contention is that we don't know shit about what goes on down there. zeemike Mar 2015 #23

Show me that the Obama Admin is trying to subvert the Venezuela govt. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #25

Go do your own research...the CIA will be happy to reply to your FOI request, no doubt. libdem4life Mar 2015 #28

So, another one that can't produce any proof of the US trying to subvert the VN govt? GGJohn Mar 2015 #30

Broken Record...Closed Loop Tape. Lack of facts. libdem4life Mar 2015 #35

One more time, can you produce any SOLID evidence that the Obama Admin GGJohn Mar 2015 #36

Sorry, my CIA Mole contact is in the wind currently. LOL for silliness. libdem4life Mar 2015 #82

Ok, that was funny. GGJohn Mar 2015 #83

Peace. libdem4life Mar 2015 #85

Peace to you and yours. GGJohn Mar 2015 #86

And where would I get this information from? zeemike Mar 2015 #31

Again, your contention is that the proof is that there is no verifiable proof? GGJohn Mar 2015 #32

That is just word twisting. zeemike Mar 2015 #33

We do have a sad history of intervening in the affairs of SA countries, GGJohn Mar 2015 #34

And we never knew about that sad history until it was all over. zeemike Mar 2015 #37

So, again, you have no proof that the Obama Admin is subverting the Maduro govt? GGJohn Mar 2015 #38

No I am saying that 100 years of doing it is proof that we do. zeemike Mar 2015 #42

And I'm challenging you to provide any evidence that we are subverting the Maduro govt. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #43

And you are asking for something you know I can provide. zeemike Mar 2015 #48

So we're back to that the proof is that there is no proof? eom GGJohn Mar 2015 #50

No I am back to past is prolog. zeemike Mar 2015 #53

So, once again, because we don't know, then it must be so. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #54

No because the past is a predictor of the present. zeemike Mar 2015 #59

Dirty Wars: The World is Battlefield newthinking Mar 2015 #89

Outstanding interview with Jeremy Scahill. This book sounds excellent. Thank you, so much. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2015 #93

So, no definitive proof? GGJohn Mar 2015 #96

I am not sure it is (or is all) the president. A LOT of hiring occurred during the Bush years newthinking Mar 2015 #97

It's a "downer" when people refuse to go to the trouble of finding out what they need to know, Judi Lynn Mar 2015 #98

It could be "The Perils of Maduro" - a series: COLGATE4 Mar 2015 #9

Information already published long ago: Uribe admits anti-Chavez plot planned in Colombia Judi Lynn Mar 2015 #11

Uribe was so prescient that he also COLGATE4 Mar 2015 #13

Wow!!!! Stop the presses, you posted something from the Boosh admin. GGJohn Mar 2015 #14

Had they succeeded we wouldnt be seeing the train wreck disaster we're seeing now. 7962 Mar 2015 #15

Falling Oil Prices Push Venezuela Deeper Into China's Orbit George Osborne Mar 2015 #24

And this has what to do with Maduro claiming that VN has captured GGJohn Mar 2015 #26

Nothing, just some history to show that a coup is not outside the relm of possibilities George Osborne Mar 2015 #39

I'm saying that there is no, zero, nada, proof that the US is fomenting a coup GGJohn Mar 2015 #41

US wants Venezuela to follow US plans for Venezuela George Osborne Mar 2015 #73

The US has every right to impose sanctions on Venezuela for the arrest of an GGJohn Mar 2015 #75

Conversation with you is like talking to an empty can of cat food George Osborne Mar 2015 #76

Back atcha. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #79

This guy just seems nuts iandhr Mar 2015 #10

Not nuts. Just an unprepared uneducated COLGATE4 Mar 2015 #29

Maduro's claims are credible nyabingi Mar 2015 #40

Maduro is an idiot. GGJohn Mar 2015 #45

I have no doubt some want to overthrow him. Adrahil Mar 2015 #77

The US was attacked by al-Qaeda on 9/11. NuclearDem Mar 2015 #87

I have seen several descriptions of the attempted coup nyabingi Mar 2015 #55

Voltairnet.org? GGJohn Mar 2015 #57

And what websites would you nyabingi Mar 2015 #60

Certainly not from those "news" org. GGJohn Mar 2015 #62

Oh OK haha nyabingi Mar 2015 #64

I rely on numerous news org. and then compare them with other sources. GGJohn Mar 2015 #67

Okay...and why is this "Breaking" Voltairenet story coming out of Damascus, Syria? brooklynite Mar 2015 #78

I guess syrians cannot be wise or be good journalists newthinking Mar 2015 #90

As I recall, Hugo Chavez was a big fan of Dictator Bashir Assad... brooklynite Mar 2015 #92

He knows history, including the history of his immediate predecessor yurbud Mar 2015 #80

There was no evidence this administration was involved in the Honduras coup until there was. Judi Lynn Mar 2015 #81

There is still no evidence that the Obama administration had a role in that coup. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #88