12-01-2007, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Megafoo
no offense man, but i meant real news not propaganda.
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Define 'real news'. Your American mainstream media spouts nothing but propaganda about Chavez, so you won't get it from them.
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The Guardian 28 November, 2007
Coup d?état rumblings in Venezuela
Stephen Lendman*
The Bush administration tried and failed on three previous occasions to oust Hugo Chávez since its first aborted two-day coup in April, 2002. Since he took office in February, 1999, and especially after George Bush?s election, Chávez has been a US target. Credible sources now point to a new plot to assassinate him. The CIA and other foreign secret service operatives (including anti-Castro terrorists) aim to destabilise the Chávez government by using "at least three concrete plans" to destroy the country?s social democracy and kill Chávez.
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US corporate media on the attack
On November 12, The Venezuela Information Office (VIO) reported that growing numbers of "US print newspapers lodged attacks against Venezuela" using "outdated cold-war generalisations" and without explaining any of the proposed democratic changes. Among others, they came from the Houston Chronicle that claimed Constitutional reforms will "eliminate the vestiges of democracy" in Venezuela when, in fact, they?ll strengthen it, and that the people will vote them in or out.
It said that Chávez controls the electoral system when, in fact, Venezuela is a model free, fair and open democracy that shames its US equivalent. The Chronicle also falsely said reforms will strip people of their right to due process. In fact, that is guaranteed under article 337 and that won?t be changed.
The Los Angeles Times wrote editorially, comparing Chávez to Bin Laden. It compounded that whopper by claiming reforms will cause a global recession due to higher oil prices that, of course, have nothing to do with changes in law. The LA Times inverted the truth by falsely claiming a public majority opposes reforms.
Rupert Murdoch?s Wall Street Journal weighed in as well with its lead anti-Chávez attack dog and all-round character assassin extraordinaire, Mary Anastasia O?Grady.
Like most of her other articles, this one drips with vitriol and outrageous distortions like calling Chávez a "dictator" when, in fact, he?s a model democrat.
Once again, she?s on a rampage, but that?s her job. She claims Chávez is a "demagogue," waging "class warfare," and that increased opposition to reform "has led to increased speculation that (his) days are numbered."
The Forbes magazine, not to be outdone, talks in an article about "Latin Sinkholes," and that Cuba is the largest open-air prison in the Americas. "His [Chávez?s], revolution?s enemy is the marketplace." The journalist cites a World Bank report saying "Venezuela is tied with Zimbabwe as this year?s champion in smothering economic freedom."
In fact, Venezuela and Argentina have the highest growth rates in the region and are near the top of world rankings in recent years. Following the devastating oil management 2002-03 lockout, Venezuela?s economy took off and grew at double-digit rates in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and will grow a likely 8 percent this year.
There is a lot more criticism like this throughout the dominant media along with commentators calling Chávez "a dictator, another Hitler and a threat to democracy." This type of media assault is part of a prelude to what often follows ? attempted regime change.
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http://www.cpa.org.au/garchve07/1347venez.html
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