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**Team Sergeant** · 10-19-2009, 07:10

obama, Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel taking note on how their socialist dictator buddy handles the media. Look if it's working for Chavez it could work for the White House.

What happens when the White House disagrees with another news organization?

I bet ammunition sales just went up, again.

Chavez and the Latin Left: Muzzling the Media?
By TIM PADGETT Tim Padgett – Tue Sep 22, 6:20 am ET

Talk like a communist, walk like a democrat. That has been the paradoxical strategy pursued by Latin America's new radical left - at least until now. Venezuelan President Hugo ChÁvez will gush effusively in the presence of Fidel Castro one moment, then just as earnestly he'll remind the world that he submits to the kind of free elections and free speech that Castro and his brother, Cuban President RaÚl Castro, still forbid.

But in recent months, ChÁvez and his allies from Argentina to Nicaragua have taken steps that critics say make them walk too Cuban for comfort - especially when it comes to independent media, an institution critical to the region's modernization. ChÁvez's socialist Bolivarian Revolution recently revoked the broadcast licenses of 32 private radio stations and two television stations - it plans to take more off the air soon - and just passed a sweeping and often vague new education law outlawing media material that "produces terror in children" or "goes against the values of the Venezuelan people."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/2009092...08599192512900

Anti-Chavez TV station faces possible shutdown
The government said Monday a leading TV channel aligned with Venezuela's opposition could lose its broadcast license for allegedly airing a viewer's text message calling for a coup and the assassination of President Hugo Chavez.

By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER

Associated Press Writer

CARACAS, Venezuela —
The government said Monday a leading TV channel aligned with Venezuela's opposition could lose its broadcast license for allegedly airing a viewer's text message calling for a coup and the assassination of President Hugo Chavez.

Diosdado Cabello, president of the telecommunications commission, said authorities will also ask prosecutors for a criminal probe to determine whether the owners of Globovision should face trial for allegedly trying to incite rebellion.

Asked if the government would close Globovision, Cabello responded: "That depends on the investigation."

Ana Cristina Nunez, Globovision's legal adviser, said the channel would never intentionally broadcast unlawful text messages.

"We are very careful in attempting to stop people from using Globovision's screen to make illegal petitions," Nunez said.

Earlier in the day, the telecommunications commission issued a statement accusing Globovision - the last major channel on Venezuela's regular airwaves that is strongly critical of Chavez - of airing messages that "allude to violent acts," including a call for a coup attempt.

The 24-hour news channel also purportedly sought to "promote public protests, which could generate a climate of tension and nervousness in the population," it said.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...uelamedia.html

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Team Sergeant Quiet Professional Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 20,929	Chavez and the Latin Left: Muzzling the Media? obama, Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel taking note on how their socialist dictator buddy handles the media. Look if it's working for Chavez it could work for the White House. What happens when the White House disagrees with another news organization? I bet ammunition sales just went up, again. Chavez and the Latin Left: Muzzling the Media? By TIM PADGETT Tim Padgett – Tue Sep 22, 6:20 am ET Talk like a communist, walk like a democrat. That has been the paradoxical strategy pursued by Latin America's new radical left - at least until now. Venezuelan President Hugo ChÁvez will gush effusively in the presence of Fidel Castro one moment, then just as earnestly he'll remind the world that he submits to the kind of free elections and free speech that Castro and his brother, Cuban President RaÚl Castro, still forbid. But in recent months, ChÁvez and his allies from Argentina to Nicaragua have taken steps that critics say make them walk too Cuban for comfort - especially when it comes to independent media, an institution critical to the region's modernization. ChÁvez's socialist Bolivarian Revolution recently revoked the broadcast licenses of 32 private radio stations and two television stations - it plans to take more off the air soon - and just passed a sweeping and often vague new education law outlawing media material that "produces terror in children" or "goes against the values of the Venezuelan people." http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/2009092...08599192512900 Anti-Chavez TV station faces possible shutdown The government said Monday a leading TV channel aligned with Venezuela's opposition could lose its broadcast license for allegedly airing a viewer's text message calling for a coup and the assassination of President Hugo Chavez. By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER Associated Press Writer CARACAS, Venezuela — The government said Monday a leading TV channel aligned with Venezuela's opposition could lose its broadcast license for allegedly airing a viewer's text message calling for a coup and the assassination of President Hugo Chavez. Diosdado Cabello, president of the telecommunications commission, said authorities will also ask prosecutors for a criminal probe to determine whether the owners of Globovision should face trial for allegedly trying to incite rebellion. Asked if the government would close Globovision, Cabello responded: "That depends on the investigation." Ana Cristina Nunez, Globovision's legal adviser, said the channel would never intentionally broadcast unlawful text messages. "We are very careful in attempting to stop people from using Globovision's screen to make illegal petitions," Nunez said. Earlier in the day, the telecommunications commission issued a statement accusing Globovision - the last major channel on Venezuela's regular airwaves that is strongly critical of Chavez - of airing messages that "allude to violent acts," including a call for a coup attempt. The 24-hour news channel also purportedly sought to "promote public protests, which could generate a climate of tension and nervousness in the population," it said. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...uelamedia.html __________________ "The Spartans do not ask how many are the enemy, but where they are."
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