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joshcryer

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19. Bullshit, Berroterán Alexander is a chavista and he tried to kill Capriles.
Sun Sep 30, 2012, 11:03 AM
Sep 2012

That is a fact. The pictures prove it. All eye witness accounts prove it.

They're not going to win this time around which is why they've resorted to high handed violent tactics to suppress the opposition.

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
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