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joshcryer

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7. There was already an assassination attempt on Capriles by a well known Chavista.

Sun Sep 30, 2012, 05:32 AM

Sep 2012

And this is the third time Chavista's have attacked Capriles rallies.

It is well known that the Chavistas have a strategy to provoke violence at campaign events.

Note: "provocar situaciones de agitacion politica"

Basically: "Provoke situations that agitate politically."

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Two Venezuelan opposition activists shot dead [View all] Bacchus4.0 Sep 2012 OP

They were backing Chavez' rival? The shootings were purely coincidental, then. Common Sense Party Sep 2012 #1

lol i see what you did there, bravo loli phabay Sep 2012 #2

Yes, it's called parody. Igel Sep 2012 #15

But but... UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #11

You're forgetting about the CIA backed false flag possibility. n/t hughee99 Sep 2012 #40

where dat dam van, primero justicia's link to gov conspiracy? tiny elvis Oct 2012 #55

state oil company PDVSA or the local mayor's office tiny elvis Sep 2012 #3

The colors of the mayors office and PDVSA are similar. joshcryer Sep 2012 #5

There you go, you've already convicted the unknown perpetrators. JackRiddler Sep 2012 #27

What? There will be no credible investigation. Are you kidding me? joshcryer Sep 2012 #38

Three dead now. joshcryer Sep 2012 #4

Flying the colors for the CIA-backed candidate as usual. JackRiddler Sep 2012 #28

The more popular candidate, actually. joshcryer Sep 2012 #33

certainly are a lot of people out in the streets supporting Chavez' opponent wordpix Sep 2012 #51

as i asked in the other thread on this topic, what evidence do you have that it was chavistas Bodhi BloodWave Sep 2012 #31

Eyewitness accounts and the fact that it's par for the course for them. joshcryer Sep 2012 #32

so the witnesses got a good look at the people shooting then? Bodhi BloodWave Sep 2012 #37

There won't be a credible investigation. joshcryer Sep 2012 #39

more or less as I suspected then, its your bias and dislike of Chavez that has you assign blame Bodhi BloodWave Sep 2012 #41

I just know the character of Chavistas. joshcryer Sep 2012 #42

i prefer to have some proper knowledge rather then assume things since everybody knows what Bodhi BloodWave Sep 2012 #46

That's not a similar conclusion though. joshcryer Sep 2012 #48

true its not a similar conclusion, nor did i really mean for it to be Bodhi BloodWave Sep 2012 #49

Yeah, there's some history there. napoleon_in_rags Sep 2012 #6

There was already an assassination attempt on Capriles by a well known Chavista. joshcryer Sep 2012 #7

responding a couple weeks late here, but... napoleon_in_rags Oct 2012 #56

Well put. Ash_F Oct 2012 #57

You may recall the opposition has been using "guarimba" (violent protest) for years. Judi Lynn Sep 2012 #8

That was 8 years ago and has no current connection to the opposition. joshcryer Sep 2012 #9

"fascistic"? If Hugo Chavez is a leftist, how can he be "fascistic"? Arctic Dave Sep 2012 #14

Did I mention Chavez? joshcryer Sep 2012 #20

Not sure what picture is for but, OK? Arctic Dave Sep 2012 #21

Pedantry aside here: joshcryer Sep 2012 #22

The first sentence of your link. Arctic Dave Sep 2012 #24

Running around attacking people is oppressive. joshcryer Sep 2012 #25

Platform? LOL Arctic Dave Sep 2012 #26

That was a decade ago most of whom were exiled. joshcryer Sep 2012 #34

Any breakdown on how many people were killed by the protesters. Igel Sep 2012 #17

They're trying to make up a conspiracy where the opposition killed their own people. joshcryer Sep 2012 #36

Typical corporate bullshit article at election time in Venezuela. Peace Patriot Sep 2012 #10

Life is easy when everything that challenges your beliefs UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #12

Sorry, but chavistas just don't do this sort of thing--shoot people! Peace Patriot Sep 2012 #16

Bullshit, Berroterán Alexander is a chavista and he tried to kill Capriles. joshcryer Sep 2012 #19

do you really think Chavez will allow fair elections when he's shut down all unbiased news outlets wordpix Sep 2012 #23

They are not going to vote for him this time. joshcryer Sep 2012 #18

Huguito "vowed the perpetrators would be brought to justice" translated: Orgy with Naomi CAMPBELL nt UTUSN Sep 2012 #13

I wish these people could find some peace in their politics hrmjustin Sep 2012 #29

I wish we could, too. Common Sense Party Sep 2012 #52

Meanwhile, the Colombian state is complicit in the murders of thousands. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #30

Colombia and Venezuela both have led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands. joshcryer Sep 2012 #35

You're comparing state-sanctioned murder to criminal violence? Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #45

No, you are. joshcryer Sep 2012 #47

Suspect arrested in 2 killings in Venezuela dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #43

Wow, gobsmacked! "He didn't identify the suspect." joshcryer Sep 2012 #44

what happened to the official van the plurality of gunmen fired from? tiny elvis Oct 2012 #53

sersly, exxonmobil supporters, whither the van? tiny elvis Oct 2012 #54

The van? It's hidden in the same place as the infamous laptop, no doubt. n/t bitchkitty Oct 2012 #58

With Venezuela, it is hard to differentiate between political-crime and crime-crime. Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #50