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Judi Lynn

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37. Conditions between the US and Venzuela have been ugly since before Nixon's visit in 1958

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 12:22 PM

Mar 2013

when he caused a riot by showing his slimy face in their country.

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It's always a shock learning there are U.S. Americans who actually don't know about this.

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Venezuela to expel US Embassy official [View all] jsr Mar 2013 OP

Sounds like Maduro is getting a COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #1

Have you seen The Revolution Will Not Be Televised? JDPriestly Mar 2013 #7

That would also be my guess Tempest Mar 2013 #10

Last time I checked, the Bush Administration was no longer in power... brooklynite Mar 2013 #12

In my opinion most US presidents have been/are puppets ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #23

Bravo Concerned Canuk Carolina Mar 2013 #46

At this stage of the game I don't think you can COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #13

Yes. Venezuela is, at this point, JDPriestly Mar 2013 #40

Bullshit...if anything, it's the army that ratted our Air Force guy out. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #28

Showing the country the government is firmly in charge. bluedigger Mar 2013 #2

The US has done stuff like this throughout the Venezuelan history. PDJane Mar 2013 #3

no, they lost the referendum in 2007 but simply held another one Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #4

And this is such a terrible thing? PDJane Mar 2013 #5

yes, its a bad thing that they simply ignored what the people voted on n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #6

I'm not sure that's the case. PDJane Mar 2013 #8

its actually pretty clear they reintroduced the eliminating term limits measure Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #9

They lost the vote in 2007 because there were 69 amendments on the ballot... Peace Patriot Mar 2013 #24

+100 Earth_First Mar 2013 #25

K&R idwiyo Mar 2013 #51

Kick and rec Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #11

Whether this is true or not, timdog44 Mar 2013 #14

If not US officials, certainly NGO's are carrying the water Brother Buzz Mar 2013 #15

Thanks for the articles. timdog44 Mar 2013 #16

Chavez just died. Throw them all out. Catherina Mar 2013 #17

Do you also believe we poisoned him? SpartanDem Mar 2013 #19

Why do you assume that's impossible? Ken Burch Mar 2013 #29

He died from cancer. Not poison, cancer. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #34

...which can be caused by exposure to toxins, among other things... Ken Burch Mar 2013 #47

Long-term exposure in great quantities, yes. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #50

Considering what the CIA/MIC have done in collusion with local fascists in Latin America... Peace Patriot Mar 2013 #31

Yes, I'd throw them all out immediately. David__77 Mar 2013 #22

So, Venezuela should break off diplomatic relations with the US geek tragedy Mar 2013 #36

Conditions between the US and Venzuela have been ugly since before Nixon's visit in 1958 Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #37

That wasn't my question. The question is breaking off all diplomatic geek tragedy Mar 2013 #39

just a bunch of BS to coincide with Chavez's death Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #18

The word you're looking for is "infected", not "inoculated". Ken Burch Mar 2013 #27

Maduro: "Investigaremos si le fue inoculada la enfermedad a Hugo Chávez" Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #33

You can't infect someone with cancer. It's not a virus or a bacteria. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #35

Really? How do they get labratory animals to suffer from cancer? Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #38

They test animals with carcinogens. They don't have a magic cancer geek tragedy Mar 2013 #41

83 Died in U.S.-Guatemala Syphilis Experiments: Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #42

You apparently don't understand the difference between pathogenic disease geek tragedy Mar 2013 #43

The US doesn't "do" assassination? Is that right? n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #44

No, it's that it's medically not possible to give someone cancer. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #45

Cancer can be caused by exposure to toxins. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #48

Less than 10% of lifetime cigarette smokers get lung cancer. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #49

Embassies have always been used as spying bases so I'm not surprised rachel1 Mar 2013 #20

Wait until Kerry hears about this! Pterodactyl Mar 2013 #21

Our country would do the same to a foreign military attache who pulled that shit. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #26

OK, im going to be honest. darkangel218 Mar 2013 #30

Circling the wagons. n/t bitchkitty Mar 2013 #32