Chavez Takes Control of Police

AP ^ | 11/16/2002 | CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER

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Venezuelan army takes control of Caracas police force

CARACAS, VENEZUELA, 16-NOV-2002: Venezuelan metropolitan police run for cover as colleagues supporting a takeover by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government fire on them, Nov. 16, 2002, west of Caracas. Chavez's government took control of the city police from the capital's anti-Chavez mayor in a move opponents condemned as illegal [Photo by Juan Barreto, copyright 2002 by AFP and ClariNet]

[hoosierham]

Another damned communist dictator!

They should have finished the job earlier;NEVER strike less than a killing blow at the King !

[Bogie]

Geeezzz!

[Copernicus]

and have the world's largest naval base in the Bahamas.

I am unfamiliar with this. Is it another Huthinson-Whampoa operation or some other shell corporation?

Thanks for any help.

Best regards,

[RippleFire]

I think he introduced the parrot at a rally a couple months ago, but the photos have scrolled off Yahoo. I wondered how he kept the beret on the parrot - Crazy Glue?

[Ipberg]

Perhaps if Clinton had been more concerned about restoring America's military strength than getting his nob polished by Monica and his other hoes, America wouldn't be in the mess?

[tallhappy]

If Chavez is removed it can't be called a coup any more.

Chavez has started it (again) and no longer has anything to hide behind. He ended rule of law.

[Redleg Duke]

And this comes as a big surprise? Maybe to Nancy Pelosi and "Friends".

[chance33_98]

Pretty well sums it up.

[MattinNJ]

I am unfamiliar with this. Is it another Huthinson-Whampoa operation or some other shell corporation?

I originally heard about it through Newsmax.com. While it's an enjoyable source for Clinton bashing, sometimes the site can exaggerate. I checked it out through other resources and it turned out to be true. I read a position paper that it was part of their 20-40 year plan. While they obviously can't challenge us now in the southern hemisphere, eventually they hope to destroy the canal, block our oil from Venezuela(already communist),foment unrest using communist Brazil as a base, establish several hundred thousand ground troops in the region, and use the naval base in the Bahamas to establish a naval force.

[cricket]

"They should have finished the job earlier;NEVER strike less than a killing blow at the King !"

. . .a lesson not learned here. . .

[Antoninus]

Yeah, that's a "democratic" move -- replacing the police forces with the military. The idea that this guy is in any way democratic is beyond ludicrous. I pray it doesn't take too much bloodshed to get him out of power. Commie scum.

[Antoninus]

Just some inane ramblings about the idiots on the left :)

Come on, don't you know that no Commie has ever done anything improper? They are only thwarted by evil capitalists from spreading their good will all over the world.

[Tailgunner Joe]

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[PhilDragoo]

Bump for a bullet for Chavez.

Otto Reich, paging Otto Reich.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Isn't this the very same world that Jimmy Carter left behind for Reagan?

[mafree]

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