[Osx-nutters] CIA in Venezuela

[Larry Sica]

On Dec 1, 2007, at 9:30 AM, Chuck Bennett wrote:

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> On Nov 30, 2007, at 2:40 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote:
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>>> http://www.democracynow.org/2007/11/30/tens_of_thousands_protest_chavez_proposals
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>> JAMES PETRAS: Well, obviously, it’s a memo that the US will denounce.
>> They always have this clause in their operation that they should be
>> able to have an out.
>
>
> More likely that Hugo's 'dictator for life' laws are going to fail and
> he's looking for a scape goat.
>
> No other way that the people would vote against a Communist taking
> over the country and wanting a law to let him run it for life.
>
> right?
>
> Could the CIA be there?  I'm sure they are.
>
> Would they bother to foment trouble that could cause oil prices to go
> up even more.
>

Sure they would to get a friendly government in power.  It's been  
shown time and again that the US Gov't will do whatever it thinks is  
needed to ensure a "friendly" regime.  Saddam, The Shah, Cuba.  It's  
been done over and over.

--Larry