Venezuela's Media Minister Spanks WA Post Columnist

doodadem

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Mon Apr-04-05 01:08 PM
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Venezuela's Media Minister Spanks WA Post Columnist

http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2005/04/314839.shtml

"You know, Mister Diehl, that the Patriot Act together with an Executive Order give President Bush the power to determine when a person represents a threat to the United States. If the person is a US citizen, he can be detained for an indefinite length of time without rights, be declared an enemy of the state, and even lose his citizenship. If the person is not a US citizen, he can be detained without any rights and be brought before a secret military tribunal without anyone, not even his family members, finding out. If a foreigner in the US says that "Bush is the Devil," he can be imprisoned and end up in Guantanamo."

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sui generis

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Mon Apr-04-05 01:12 PM
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1. yeee haw!

about damn time.

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Dhalgren

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Mon Apr-04-05 01:22 PM
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2. Man! That is a kick ass letter!

The more I see and read of Venezuela and it's people and government, the more I like. Why is it that every time one of our media or government opens his or her mouth, I feel ashamed to be an American? I wonder if anyone can go and study the methods used by the Venezuelan people to take back their country? We need help...

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Melodybe

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Mon Apr-04-05 01:27 PM
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3. I love Chavez, anyone that decides that their government wasn't doing

Edited on Mon Apr-04-05 01:27 PM by Melodybe

enough for its people and then changes the system for the better is a hero in my book.

Under Chavez, the 5% of the money from their oil that went to help the poor is now 30%, he is funding schools and healthcare.

The government working for the people, what a novel concept.

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catastrophicsuccess

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Mon Apr-04-05 01:28 PM
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4. Yea read this one too

http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=29267

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Dhalgren

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Mon Apr-04-05 01:58 PM
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5. That was an all but unreadable letter.

Edited on Mon Apr-04-05 02:22 PM by Dhalgren

Ok, I have carefully re-read this article. And my first impression was wrong, it is an article in support of Chavez, but it is written and couched in a very difficult style. My apologies, but man he could have written it better.

edit: flew off handle

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