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Chavez seizes oil service firms

Read the thread and you will find some.

If you prefer Hugo Chavez himself-


Stand up to Hugo Chavez threats, voters told - Telegraph

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(Hugo Chavez during a rally in Caracas. He says he wants to rule until 2050)

Its notable to note that General Raul Baduel once Chavez's Secretary of Defense before he resigned. Calls Chavez a dictator who is using the outlets of democracy to destroy democracy.




Change 'missed' to ignored.

A militia exists [not that theres anything wrong per say] il give you that, but where the evidence of them pointing guns at peoples heads in voting boths? Or any coersion of voters attal? you cant just cite the existence of a militia and then make up their actions using your imagination. If the international observers are "ignoring" these voter coersing militias then is that to say that some sort of conflict of interest exists?
 
Yes, It is. Only confused liberals say otherwise.
I'm known for my liberalism of course.:roll:

Aggressive interventionism is the more liberal approach.




I backed up my argument ---
:rofl

You are a liberal who knows less than **** about what must be done to secure peace and freedom.
Yes I'm the liberal who started the traditionalists and social conservative usergroup on this forum.:2wave:

Here is a hint: FREEDOM IS NOT FREE!!!
Not an argument.



You cannot see the danger he poses ... so logically you would not have the sense to do what must be done. Few liberals do.
Not an argument.



Terrorists with access to nuclear weapons IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS.
I think you're confused we are discussing Chavez.

If you had any clue what was going on, you wouldn't be pulling the liberal cowardice maneuver.
Not an argument.
The Taliban need to be stopped ... even if you're narrow view of the world prevents you from seeing why.
You seem very confused now.

Kindly get out of the way and let the educated people do what must be done.
Not an argument and I don't take orders from you.

You are free to go to your tree hug-a-thon.
You hopefully will not be free to endanger domestic liberty and external security with your liberal ideological crusades.

One thing is certain ... you are NOT a patriot.
Not an argument and I'm not an American and you're not British so you have no right to decide whether I'm a Patriot or not.
 
A militia exists [not that theres anything wrong per say] il give you that, but where the evidence of them pointing guns at peoples heads in voting boths? Or any coersion of voters attal? you cant just cite the existence of a militia and then make up their actions using your imagination. If the international observers are "ignoring" these voter coersing militias then is that to say that some sort of conflict of interest exists?

No I form my opinion based on the news available to me from numerous world sources.

Voting booths "secured" by the Venezuelan National Guard(Chavez), militia(Chavez) and red shirt wearing Chavez supporters is obviosuly not intimidation. :roll:

International Observers signed off on Mugabe last year.
 
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No I form my opinion based on the news available to me from numerous world sources.

Voting booths "secured" by the Venezuelan National Guard(Chavez), militia(Chavez) and red shirt wearing Chavez supporters is obviosuly not intimidation. :roll:

International Observers signed off on Mugabe last year.

Well firstly the Venuzuelan National Guard are part of the military not the militia and secondly which international observers were these?
 
Alright, I think I have time to deal with this thread. Sorry for kind of necro'ing old pages in this response. Here is my original post, for context.

Triad

The primary opposition leader had to flee the nation recently do to questionable charges from a Courts run by Chavez.<br>
Interpol seeks arrest of opposition leader: Venezuela - Yahoo! Canada News
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I don't think it's that far out that this man was actually guilty of the charges of corruption leveled against him. To put it into context, there have been supporters of Chavez that have been charged with corruption as well. Corruption is a bipartisan affair in Venezuela, as is prosecution for it.
Here is some proof of corruption charges filed against Chavez supporters:
However, in recent weeks a former Chavez government defence minister has been detained, and a former pro-Chavez governor and an opposition have had arrest warrants issued against them for failing to attend court hearings over corruption charges. In total, 11 former elected officials, opposition and Chavez supporters alike, have been summonsed to face trial.
Triad

Which part of Venezuelan political reality does Chavez's party not hold control of? Parliament? Police? Courts? Military? Executive? Which one? ...the answer is none. He controls all of them.
Khayembii Communique

There are various opposition judges that are still presiding over numerous courts. Also, there are opposition members within the parliament as well, obviously. In terms of the police, I haven't seen any information to support the assertion that they are all pro-Chavez, or that the leadership is completely pro-Chavez. I'll get some sources for you later.
The National Assembly is by majority comprised of PSUV members; however, there are five other parties that hold members in the Assembly, as well as numerous members whose affiliations are undeclared and/or unknown. For the rest of this quote I think I'm just going to be lazy and ask you to support your claim.
Triad

Who said they where inciting a revolt again?..Chavez. They are also not the only media that has been silenced or intimidated.
Khayembii Communique

There is video footage from RCTV in the documentary The Revolution Will Not Be Televised that shows the station's complicity in the coup against Chavez.
I'm not really even that interested in pursuing this topic further. This argument has been completely debunked. If you're interested in finding out why then search my posts or just google it.
Know how many dictators have been elected to office multiple times and had those elections verified by international observers?
How many?
Neither do I...
Oh, so you're making a point that you can't even back up. Gotcha.;)
I'm confused as to why the Taliban are even identified as "terrorists."
Because they implement terror as a method of achieving their goals. However, I disdain the term "terrorist" so I pretty much see where you're coming from.
It not made up. Chavez supporters (usually in red t-shirts) stand outside voting areas and intimidate people. They break up anything Chavez declares as "illegal".
So it went from having guns held to their head to having Chavez supporters standing outside. Oh, and it doesn't stop there!
Read the thread and you will find some. If you prefer Hugo Chavez himself-
Mr Chavez has called on his red-shirted militants, whom he calls "socialist battalions", to keep a "vigilant presence" around polling stations to protect them from opposition violence. "Imperialism and its lackeys are desperate," he declared before a big closing rally. "They will resort to anything."
So now we've gone from having a gun held to the voters' heads, to having "thugs" standing outside intimidating people, to having Chavez supporters stand outside to prevent opposition violence and act as a police force.
Its notable to note that General Raul Baduel once Chavez's Secretary of Defense before he resigned. Calls Chavez a dictator who is using the outlets of democracy to destroy democracy.
Ah, so you must uncritically accept this then, too. Oh wait, you don't:
I also enjoy how the OP believes every Bush official that has anything to say that he wants to hear.
Congratulations, you've just completely demolished your own argument!:lol:
 
To the main point, I think it's rather clear to most that this nationalization is primarily for political purposes. Controlling the oil in Venezuela means controlling the country's primary source of power. Let's not also forget that, "President Chavez has re-invigorated his nationalisation programme since his victory in a February referendum that removed limits on how many times he and others can stand for re-election." In essence, Chavez is setting himself up for constant reelection (although he hasn't been able to move into dictatorship status yet). In economic terms, this nationalization of oil is going to limit the diversification (which the poor in Venezuela need to sustain increases in the standard of living), and increased capital flight (why invest when there is such an uncertain investment climate). In the long-run, if Venezuela continues with these policies it will generally hurt the overall welfare of their citizenry.
Capital Flight To South Florida
Business Week said:
And there's a new sense of desperation. With their economy growing in the double digits, Venezuelans are less worried about their savings being eroded. Instead, they fear Chávez could confiscate their bank accounts and businesses. "Previous capital-flight dollars were driven by poor economics rather than a controversial leader," says Ken Thomas, a Miami banking consultant who calls the money flowing from Caracas "CD dollars," meaning "Chávez-driven." Venezuelan economist Emilio Medina-Smith, who studies capital flight, estimates that roughly $1 billion has left the country monthly for the past three years, a big increase from Chávez's first years in power. And bankers in Miami say the latest wave of Venezuelan capital flight reminds them of Fidel Castro's rise in Cuba.

On diversification...Venezuela has become even more dependent upon oil (under Chavez).
The problems of Venezuela's Hugo Chávez | Socialism with cheap oil | The Economist
The Economist said:
Despite his talk of “endogenous development” and economic diversification, Venezuela is more dependent on oil now than it was when Mr Chávez took power. Oil brought in 92% of export revenues in the first nine months of 2008, compared with 64% in 1998.
 
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When certain people who hate the U.S. and threaten the peace and stability in the hemisphere and or possibly the world as Chavez and Ahmadinejad both do, I wonder how it is that they can fly half way around the world and there is never a mysterious plane crash in the middle of the ocean with only minor traces of wreckage found and sadly no survivors. Ostensibly it would be the result of some unfortunate catastrophic mechanical or structural failure. Hopefully it would be blamed on either a Chinese, Russian, or my last choice would be an Airbus built aircraft.
We could then volunteer to mount a sadly fruitless search followed by our sincere condolences on the misfortune of those on board, but sadly the wreckage has sunk to one of the deepest parts of the Atlantic, and any recovery efforts for parts would be pointless.
 
I simply do not undertsand why people who support Chavez general ideology are always so eager to deny or downplay everything they see him doing.

He's not an outright dictator..then neither was Mussolini.
 
I simply do not undertsand why people who support Chavez general ideology are always so eager to deny or downplay everything they see him doing.

Mostly because in the context of Venezuela, what he is doing is what has been done by the very said companies he is nationalising and the political opposition toward the majority of people for decades.

What many on the "anti Chavez" front forget or conveniently forget, is that the previous governments in Venezuela were corrupt and run by big business and elitist families. Now this was all backed by the US, so I guess that is why they are "up in arms" over what is happening now.... but hey when you support a corrupt regime for decades, a regime that bought and paid for every election, barely used the oil revenues to effect the majority of the population, and instead made only the rich richer, then hey you will get a blow back at some point and that is what you got in Chavez.

So no, it is not a support of Chavez, but a realisation that it is business as usual in Venezuela and it is time for the other side for the first time in decades (if ever) to rule the country into a ditch. What one can only hope is that they dont drive the country into the ditch further, but one thing is for sure.. the alternative would have since they have been doing it for 40+ years.

He's not an outright dictator..then neither was Mussolini.

He aint. He is no different than previous leaders of the country, with the exception that he is a supposed socialist. Personally I see him as a populist with nationalistic xenophobic elements. I also dont see much difference between him and Bush actually at the hight of Bush's popularity, other than Bush is a righty and Chavez uses left wing policies to keep power.. but I am guessing the would never be popular if he used right wing policies since they were the policies that oppressed the majority of the population for decades.
 
Oh yeah, I'm just shaking.:lol:

It's to stop shaking, you should try to become informed of the danger having Russian armed forces so close in a country being run by a would be Dictator who has already shown his fascist leaning. He alone is no threat but what he represents does as does the load mouth Amadinejad. Both can cause events to spin out of control and evolve into full scale all out war that could cost the lives of millions. These little dictators and dunces are dangerous as are those who would play the Neville Chamberlain head in the sand Peace in our time idiots who invite trouble by thinking because they are small potatoes they're no real threat. It's a fools game to appease or ignore them, yet easy to nip in the bud before it spirals out of control and much harder if you act the fool and make jokes about them when you have the power to make the right choices early.
Not that you're acting then fool.
 
It's to stop shaking, you should try to become informed of the danger having Russian armed forces so close in a country being run by a would be Dictator who has already shown his fascist leaning. He alone is no threat but what he represents does as does the load mouth Amadinejad. Both can cause events to spin out of control and evolve into full scale all out war that could cost the lives of millions. These little dictators and dunces are dangerous as are those who would play the Neville Chamberlain head in the sand Peace in our time idiots who invite trouble by thinking because they are small potatoes they're no real threat. It's a fools game to appease or ignore them, yet easy to nip in the bud before it spirals out of control and much harder if you act the fool and make jokes about them when you have the power to make the right choices early.
Not that you're acting then fool.
Appease?:doh

There is only so many times you can use Nazi analogies mate. It is rather meaningless here.

On the other side by reducing the respect for national borders you help to reduce external security. The likes of China and Russia will feel they can interfere far more easily.
 
Appease?:doh

There is only so many times you can use Nazi analogies mate. It is rather meaningless here.

On the other side by reducing the respect for national borders you help to reduce external security. The likes of China and Russia will feel they can interfere far more easily.

Normally I might start by saying no offense but, however in this case I have to say one must be either deluded, delusional, or worse to not understand that some analogies are timeless and never out of date or worn thin. That is the case in this instance. It is as true today as it was when first said (and I paraphrase) that those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it. A look into the history of wars and conflicts through out the history of man will show that little seemingly insignificant have caused no end of misery and death.
Neville Chamberlain believed he was doing the right thing and was applauded by many for his failure to see the truth before him. Thank God there were others in the U.K. who understood the real threat and prepared as best they could with the little time they had before time ran out.

"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing—after they’ve tried everything else".
Sir Winston Churchill
 
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Normally I might start by saying no offense but, however in this case I have to say one must be either deluded, delusional, or worse to not understand that some analogies are timeless and never out of date or worn thin. That is the case in this instance. It is as true today as it was when first said (and I paraphrase) that those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it. A look into the history of wars and conflicts through out the history of man will show that little seemingly insignificant have caused no end of misery and death.
Neville Chamberlain believed he was doing the right thing and was applauded by many for his failure to see the truth before him. Thank God there were others in the U.K. who understood the real threat and prepared as best they could with the little time they had before time ran out.
:yawn: (too short.)
 
Some more detailed information on the expropriation:

Ramirez also explained that workers who are affected by the change will now work for PDVSA or its affiliates. In the appropriations that occurred today, he said 8,056 workers will now be "absorbed" into PDVSA.


Venezuela Analysis


More of the status quo, then.
 
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