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Author: Bernardo Alvarez Herrera
Cited by: David Price 9:35 PM 24 February 2010 GMT
Citerank: (20) 53162Growing repression of the political opposition to Chavez959C6EF, 53163Venezuela economic growth expected to be 4.4% by 201113EF597B, 53183Government has progressively taken over the media1198CE71, 53185Chavez is the only one who makes decisions109FDEF6, 53189Number of homicides per year has risen by 125% since 1998In the year 1998, there were 8,620 homicides. In the year 2009, 19,400 homicides. And that's a change of 125 percent in the amount of Venezuelans that are killed by violence every year here.1198CE71, 53192Chavez needs Cuba's expertise in control / managing decayCuba's expertise is in control, and that's what Chavez needs right now, so that's what the Cubans are providing. 959C6EF, 96677Chavez needs Cuba's expertise in control / managing decayCuba's expertise is in control, and that's what Chavez needs right now, so that's what the Cubans are providing. 959C6EF, 96681Growing repression of the political opposition to Chavez959C6EF, 96931Venezuela economic growth expected to be 4.4% by 201113EF597B, 96941Number of homicides per year has risen by 125% since 1998In the year 1998, there were 8,620 homicides. In the year 2009, 19,400 homicides. And that's a change of 125 percent in the amount of Venezuelans that are killed by violence every year here.1198CE71, 96950Claims of repression are just political spinWhen the court of Venezuela charges somebody who is perceived or seen as close to the government it is a purge. And if the court charges somebody who is perceived or seen as close to the opposition, it's a cracking down.13EF597B, 97154Chavez is the only one who makes decisions109FDEF6, 97160Government has progressively taken over the media1198CE71, 148235Chavez needs Cuba's expertise in control / managing decayCuba's expertise is in control, and that's what Chavez needs right now, so that's what the Cubans are providing. 959C6EF, 148239Growing repression of the political opposition to Chavez959C6EF, 148490Venezuela economic growth expected to be 4.4% by 201113EF597B, 148500Number of homicides per year has risen by 125% since 1998In the year 1998, there were 8,620 homicides. In the year 2009, 19,400 homicides. And that's a change of 125 percent in the amount of Venezuelans that are killed by violence every year here.1198CE71, 148509Claims of repression are just political spinWhen the court of Venezuela charges somebody who is perceived or seen as close to the government it is a purge. And if the court charges somebody who is perceived or seen as close to the opposition, it's a cracking down.13EF597B, 148713Chavez is the only one who makes decisions109FDEF6, 148719Government has progressively taken over the media1198CE71 URL:
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| Excerpt / Summary ALVAREZ: Well, the thing is -- you -- you mentioned -- it's like, for example, with corruption, what happened is the -- is a paradox with that. One is the court of Venezuela charged (ph) somebody who is perceived or seen as close to the government is a purge (ph). And if the court charges somebody who is perceived or seen as close to the opposition, it's a cracking down. It's like, you know, the expression of damned if you do, damned if you don't. |