jsr (3,016 posts)
Venezuela to expel US Embassy official
Source: Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's vice president, Nicolas Maduro, says the government of President Hugo Chavez plans to expel a U.S. Embassy official for meeting with military officers and planning to destabilize the country.
Maduro identified the American as the Air Force attache and said he had been spying on the military.
He said the official has 24 hours to leave the country.
Embassy spokesman Greg Adams identified the attache as David Delmonaco.
Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_VENEZUELA_CHAVEZ?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-03-05-13-34-00
That's quite a slap against Obama.
Is he too brown for Maduro?
COLGATE4 (4,121 posts)
1. Sounds like Maduro is getting a
little nervous about the Venezuelan Army's 'dedication' to the Bolivarian revolution.
JDPriestly (36,191 posts)
7. Have you seen The Revolution Will Not Be Televised?
It's possible that members of the Army told the Venezuelan government to throw out the diplomat.
This is their new favorite film since "Loose
Change Screw." 9/11 CTs are no longer fun now that Obama is in charge.
Tempest (13,845 posts)
10. That would also be my guess
Especially after the U.S.' involvement in the 2003 coup attempt.
How come Obama's "Arab spring" is never described as a "coup attempt"?
brooklynite (12,152 posts)
12. Last time I checked, the Bush Administration was no longer in power...
...unless it's your presumption that President Obama wants to overthrow Chavez as well.
bluedigger (9,136 posts)
2. Showing the country the government is firmly in charge.
Keeping everyone united by focusing on external aggression.
If this were a white Republican the Reichstag analogies would flow like honeyed water.
PDJane (8,437 posts)
3. The US has done stuff like this throughout the Venezuelan history.
The efforts have redoubled since Chavez took power.
There were 10 elections in eight years; mostly because of US intervention. He won all of those elections. He is a threat to American domination, and the American government will continue to try to overthrow him.
That Obama is a fascist, corporatist bastard!!!
timdog44 (300 posts)
14. Whether this is true or not,
and it probably is, there are unlimited instances of the US nosing in on other governments affairs. No wonder we are not respected in many places. It seems our resources would be better spent at home. Or better spent at trying to get along with these countries. Again, the $ agenda raises its ugly head. Always looking to protect corporations looking for the easy resources instead of developing resources at home to make us more independent.
Catherina (27,636 posts)
17. Chavez just died. Throw them all out.
The US is up to no good in Venezuela and the rest of Latin America. Toss them out. Toss them all out. And shame on the US media. Chavez' body is still warm and our media can't stop bad mouthing him and talking about investments, investments, investments.
"meeting with military officers and planning to destabilize the country".
SpartanDem (4,149 posts)
19. Do you also believe we poisoned him?
because they said that too. Maybe you should take what they say with a grain of salt.
FROG MARCH OBAMA TO THE HAGUE! HE'S ALREADY SAID HE'LL ASSASSINATE US CITIZENS! WHY NOT A HERO OF THE PEOPLE WHO REJECTS HIS CORPORATISTS FASCISM!!!!!111!!1!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014415435
