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Latin America

Bacchus4.0

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4. what a load of crap!! propaganda

Reply to Peace Patriot (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:36 AM

Dec 2012

just one item is the article states that only 30% of food is important. No its 70%

Despite the jump in the number of farmers, Venezuela continues to import about 70% of the food it consumes. And for the first time in recent history there are shortages of basic foodstuffs such as corn meal, coffee, black beans, cooking oil, beef and powdered milk.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-08-12/hugo-chavez-venezuela-food-shortages/57021168/1

Goals of the administration are not the same as reality.

anyway, its all about Hugo. Maduro probably couldn't win an election.

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Why Chavez won re-election and why his VP Nicholas Madura will be elected if... [View all] Peace Patriot Dec 2012 OP

If only America could do so much for its people newfie11 Dec 2012 #1

K&R. Thank you for this post idwiyo Dec 2012 #2

Interesting info flamingdem Dec 2012 #3

what a load of crap!! propaganda Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #4

What do you think of 21% malnutrition in '98, down to 5% today? Peace Patriot Dec 2012 #5

considering the source its probably not accurate either Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #6

other stats Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #7

We do look for sources that appear to have far more than a pretext of objectivity. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #11

It would be better if they'd stick to their own forums, instead of pitching themselves Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #13

Check out my source in the other thread naaman fletcher Dec 2012 #12

I don't know, they have unlimited pockets to spend. joshcryer Dec 2012 #10

So glad to add this copy of a Counterpunch article to my files. Phenomenal. Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #8

yep, he did a hell of a job to fuck up that country n/t Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #9

He did what the Venezuelan people elected him to do and confirmed in the sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #14