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Re: Venezuela's Internet Crackdown Escalates into Regional Blackout

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post #53

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This comment is embarrassing. Venezuela nationalized the country's largest television station. The media wasn't fervently pro-Chavez; it was pro-Chavez by government mandate .

Really? Which television station was that?

RCTV.

Re: Venezuela's Internet Crackdown Escalates into Regional Blackout

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post #54

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When you're under full assault from the US intelligence agencies, sometimes you overreact.

I doubt the US is involved. What would be the point? It's been obvious for years eventually the government would run out of other peoples' money and fail to deliver basic services. Once you start in with price controls the end is near.

They've been involved for years… they're going to sit this one out?

Re: Venezuela's Internet Crackdown Escalates into Regional Blackout

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post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I doubt the US is involved. What would be the point? It's been obvious for years eventually the government would run out of other peoples' money and fail to deliver basic services. Once you start in with price controls the end is near.

They've been involved for years… they're going to sit this one out?

What evidence do you have the US intelligence agencies are involved in Venezuela?

Re: Venezuela's Internet Crackdown Escalates into Regional Blackout

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post #63

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They've been involved for years… they're going to sit this one out?

What evidence do you have the US intelligence agencies are involved in Venezuela?

Are or were? Were, there's plenty. Are -- well we're talking about a covert agency, no?

Re: Venezuela's Internet Crackdown Escalates into Regional Blackout

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post #63

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What evidence do you have the US intelligence agencies are involved in Venezuela?

Are or were? Were, there's plenty. Are -- well we're talking about a covert agency, no?

What is the latest incident you can document involving US intelligence agencies and Venezuela?

Re: Venezuela's Internet Crackdown Escalates into Regional Blackout

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post #66

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Are or were? Were, there's plenty. Are -- well we're talking about a covert agency, no?

What is the latest incident you can document involving US intelligence agencies and Venezuela?

Document? Going by Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pliers. Venezuela.info has quite a bit of info going back a decade or so.

The point of the comment is not to definitively state anything, merely conjecture. If you'd like to debunk said conjecture, feel free; but asking for documentation seems beside the point.

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