CNN is teeming right-wing propaganda on Latin America

[JohnnyCougar]

And calling Chavez and Bolivia's newly elected leader Morales "far-left" and "disturbing for America."

CNN refused to report on the hope that Chavez and Morales bring to the people living in desperate poverty in those countries, and ignored reporting on how Chavez's programs are already helping a nation of desperate people kept in the third world by corrupt right-wing movements for the last few decades.

[blm]

1. They certainly won't report that Venezuelan oil profits benefit the people

of the entire country instead of the just the well-connected few in the US.

[arcos]

2. They are far left by US standards...

Hell, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is almost a communist by US standards.

[JohnnyCougar]

3. "far left" is a relative term that has no place in unbiased reporting

"left" is a discriptive term for their politics
"far" is a meaningless term meant to discredit the validity of Chavez's and Morales' positions.
therefore "far left" is an unobjective way of classifying one's politics.

This is a Bill O'Reilly tactic. Even JFK was considered a communist by many in this country.

[arcos]

6. Yes, in this case "left" would be descriptive...

But in lots of cases it would be considered biased too. Again, the case of Zapatero in Spain is an interesting one... by PSOE's standards, Zapatero is far from being a left winger. Lots of people in his own party consider him a neoliberal, but by US (and most international) standards, he's definitely at the left.

I really don't have a problem with this, and I don't think they would mind either. In fact, I believe they would probably be proud of being called "far left" by the US media.

[dutchdemocrat]

4. Chris Floyd wrote about this today...

Morales Wins Bolivia Poll in Landslide Victory

The people of Bolivia became the enemy of the United States government yesterday by committing the heinous crime of democracy, voting in an indigenous leader who promises to nationalize the country's gas industry -- long eyed as low-hanging fruit by Bush cronies in the energy bidness.

Evo Morales on Sunday won a landslide victory in Bolivia’s presidential elections to become the country’s first indigenous leader. The scale of the triumph, which Mr Morales told supporters gathering at a rally in Cochabamba, the city from where he used to lead the coca growers union, that the election marked the beginning of a 'new history for Bolivia'. He reiterated campaign promises to change the “neo-liberal economic model that has blocked Bolivia's development - and end discrimination and racism suffered by Bolivia's Aymara and Quechua indigenous peoples.

So yet another American nation says no to conquistador capitalism, to rule by cronies and corrupt elites. When will that great big place between Mexico and Canada find the guts to do the same?

Of course, the Bushists will not let the Bolivians go unpunished for getting above their raising like this. So look for an explosion of unrest in Bolivia in the coming months, with Morales' government beset by extremist groups from both right and left suddenly flush with mysterious influxes of money and arms. Yes, from the left, too; Washington's covert warlords will always use any group that best serves to destabilize a target government.

And Morales, who is attempting to build a genuinely broad-based movement that includes moderate establishment figures willing to join, already faces harsh criticism and suspicion from his left. And while Bush's covertniks will doubtless give most of their attention to their usual allies -- hard-right militarists, bloated plutocrats and the CIA's long-time partners, the drug lords -- they will surely find a few violent cranks on the extreme left to co-opt into useful mischief.

We will see many deaths and much suffering in the days ahead as the Bushists and their elitist cronies fight to roll back the tide of democracy and equality in South America, and preserve the power and privilege of their exploitation of other people's wealth.

Floyd

[spindrifter]

5. More fundamental lack of understanding

and knowledge about our neighbors. The poverty in many, many parts of Bolivia is pretty overwhelming. Morales brings hope and is one of the common people.

[malaise]

7. First ever native of the country to win

an election. So who should decide who leads the citizens of their own countries again? Fugg CNN...they can't spell the word democracy.

[Cleita]

8. This is nothing new.

Even when our country had Democratic leaders and Congresses, they preferred RW dictators in power in South America because they were easily bribed to keep American and British interests from becoming nationalized.

[JohnnyCougar]

10. Oh, I know...

Both sides of the aisle have ignored justice in South and Central America since forever.

It's about time someone starts telling the truth about the situation over there. Apparently, CNN isn't going to be the ones to start.

[peacetalksforall]

9. Proof that CNN is the network for wealth baraons - the ones who

approved the PNAC plan. Time-Warner folks. Proof that they are not for the common people unless you buy their product and that doesn't guarantee respect.