Minister Says U.S. Is Escalating Media War against Venezuela

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=2338
Caracas, June 23, 2007 (venezuelanalysis.com)— Venezuela’s Minister of Communication and Information, William Lara, condemned the a decision to increase funding for Voice of America, so it would boost its broadcasts into Venezuela.

Thursday, upon the urging of Florida Republican Congressman Connie Mack, the House passed an amendment that urges the Broadcast Board of Governors, which is responsible for Voice of America Radio, to allot $10 million for broadcasts to Venezuela.

The amendment, which Connie Mack proposed in a subcommittee that oversees funding for the U.S. State Department, passed in a voice vote. Since the Democratic chair of that committee supported the measure, it is expected that it will pass when the whole funding bill is put to a vote in the full House of Representatives.

Mack said the measure was necessary because, “'Freedom of the press died in Venezuela on May 27, 2007, when Chávez shut down Radio Caracas Television.” Mack was referring to the Venezuelan government’s decision not to renew RCTV’s broadcast license because of its past broadcast violations and because the government wanted a good frequency for a new public service television channel.
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=2338

It seems like every time something escalates we spawn a new government branch.

and the World Bank and the IMF are shut out. What's a greedy capitalist pig to do?