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Old 08-10-2015, 12:42   #16
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When in doubt have a war

Venezuela's embattled president is acting as if he wants to annex 2/3 of a neighboring country's territory

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/venez...#ixzz3iRITm6c7

"In defense of the homeland" is President Nicolas Maduro's renewed public speech, reframed in a manner to evoke patriotic emotions and divert the attention from the domestic emergency...."

So which side is President Obama going to come down on?
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Old 08-26-2015, 15:40   #17
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Venezuela’s Food Shortages Trigger Long Lines, Hunger and Looting

Venezuela’s Food Shortages Trigger Long Lines, Hunger and Looting

http://www.wsj.com/articles/venezuel...ing-1440581400

The money quote... "...“The people that used to give us work—the private companies, the rich—have all gone,” said Ms. Palma in La Sibucara, adding that she also occasionally traffics goods to get by. “It’s not the greatest business but we don’t have work and we have to find a way to eat.”..."
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Old 08-27-2015, 07:13   #18
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So civil war breaks out when???

Another "socialist/communist" dictatorship coming to an end...... they grow up so fast......
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Old 08-27-2015, 13:34   #19
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Sounds like there may be some contractor work opening up.
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Old 08-27-2015, 16:28   #20
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Sounds like there may be some contractor work opening up.
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