04 April 2008
I Think FoxNews Is "Perturbed" With Hugo Chavez And The U.N.
Read the tone of this article by George Russell of FoxNews. It seems that the Venezuelan government put up a strawman argument against a FoxNews story about Chavez getting scanners through the United Nations. Then they produced documents that supposedly proved FoxNews wrong.
Mr. Russell then goes on to completely fisk the Venezuelan government's response and reiterates that it seems there is something shady about this whole deal. I particularly like the end.
Seems like this is what journalism should be about. Good for Mr. Russell... I hope he gets pissed off more often. I might then be able to say I don't hate all the MSM.
Meanwhile, Chavez has nationalized the cement industry in Venezuela and is upset with Colombia again. Dave in Texas has the story over at Ace's, so hat-tip to him. I give Chavez two or three months at most before he tries something militarily (yes, I still think it's going to happen). When it does, remember where you heard it first, m'kay?
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FOX News questioned UNDP’s purchase of $2.3
million worth of airport walk-through body scanners for Hugo Chavez’s
radical socialist government in Venezuela, in a story
on April 1. Two days later, UNDP replied by posting a number of
documents on the Internet, all of which raise new questions about
whether the entire deal was a façade for a scam, and whether the
scanners were ever shipped at all.
Mr. Russell then goes on to completely fisk the Venezuelan government's response and reiterates that it seems there is something shady about this whole deal. I particularly like the end.
It does, however, add further emphasis to one of
the final questions asked in the April 1 FOX story: "What role is an
agency devoted to alleviating international poverty playing as a
general contractor for the authoritarian rulers of an oil-rich nation,
who are also avowed supporters of terrorism in the Western Hemisphere?â€
Seems like this is what journalism should be about. Good for Mr. Russell... I hope he gets pissed off more often. I might then be able to say I don't hate all the MSM.
Meanwhile, Chavez has nationalized the cement industry in Venezuela and is upset with Colombia again. Dave in Texas has the story over at Ace's, so hat-tip to him. I give Chavez two or three months at most before he tries something militarily (yes, I still think it's going to happen). When it does, remember where you heard it first, m'kay?
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A good war always takes the mind of the proletariat off of the fact that they're starving. So, yeah, I think he'll take a shot at Columbia.
But I also give it 60-40 odds that the military will shoot the village idiot and take over the gov't. before it gets to Venezuelan boots on Columbian ground.
But I also give it 60-40 odds that the military will shoot the village idiot and take over the gov't. before it gets to Venezuelan boots on Columbian ground.
Posted by: BrendaK at 05 April 2008@16:34:46 (yAyo7)
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My understanding is that many Venezuelans rally around him because they think it's patriotic. He has almost complete control of the media, so much of his idiocy doesn't get reported accurately.
Plus, if he can give FARC terrorists $300million, then his top military guys are probably sitting pretty with Hugo in charge. It's possible someone will take him out, but I'd put it closer to 20-80 against. My SWAG (Scientific Wild-Ass Guess) generator is kind of wonky right now though, so I'm trying to be careful here.
Plus, if he can give FARC terrorists $300million, then his top military guys are probably sitting pretty with Hugo in charge. It's possible someone will take him out, but I'd put it closer to 20-80 against. My SWAG (Scientific Wild-Ass Guess) generator is kind of wonky right now though, so I'm trying to be careful here.
Posted by: Stashiu3 at 05 April 2008@16:53:32 (tarqT)
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