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Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel |
Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel
By Brian Ellsworth
Mon May 28, 5:19 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/venezuela_television_dc_5
CARACAS (Reuters) - Hours after President Hugo Chavez shut down
Venezuela's main opposition broadcaster, his government demanded an
investigation of news network Globovision on Monday for allegedly
inciting an assassination attempt on the leftist leader.
Chavez took Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, off the air at midnight
on Sunday and replaced it with a state-run channel to promote his
socialist programs. The move sparked international condemnation and
accusations from the opposition that he was undermining democracy in
the OPEC nation.
Protests over the closure of RCTV, Venezuela's oldest private channel,
simmered in several Venezuelan cities on Monday. In some locations,
the police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Seizing on the momentum of RCTV's closure, Communications Minister
Willian Lara presented a case to the state prosecutor's office saying
experts hired by the ministry had found that opposition broadcaster
Globovision was inciting assassination attempts on Chavez.
As evidence, he cited Globovision showing footage of an assassination
attempt against Pope John Paul II in 1981 accompanied by the song
"This Does Not Stop Here," sung by Ruben Blades, now Panama's minister
of tourism.
"The conclusion of the specialists ... is that (in this segment) they
are inciting the assassination of the president of Venezuela," Lara
told reporters at the prosecutor's office.
Globovision was not immediately available to respond to the
government's charge, but one of its reporters at the prosecutor's
office said the footage was taken out of context.
The journalist said Globovision had been showing archive footage from
RCTV accompanied by songs with a farewell theme the week before RCTV's
closure.
CHAVEZ EXTENDS CONTROL
At a Caracas news conference, Benoit Hervieu, Americas director at
Reporters Without Borders, said: "Yesterday we saw the takeover of the
principal media critical of President Chavez. ... Besides Globovision,
what television media is left that can criticize the government of
Mister Chavez?"
Chavez's reforms, since he assumed the presidency in 1999, have given
him greater control over the country's judiciary, the military and the
oil sector.
Critics had said an independent media was the only safeguard against
Chavez forging a Cuban-style regime. The closure of RCTV leaves
Globovision as the main media voice opposed to Chavez, but it does not
broadcast nationwide.
Venezuela's opposition media has been widely accused of violating
basic journalistic standards. Chavez accuses both Globovision and RCTV
of backing a bungled 2002 against him.
RCTV ran movies and cartoons when protests by Chavez supporters turned
the tide in Chavez's favor during the 2002 coup. It also joined a
grueling two-month strike that year by showing only anti-Chavez
propaganda and marches for weeks.
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
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Captain Compassion <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in
news:dqan539pedohtfev0so1o2007fnarm2oku@4ax.com:
Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel
By Brian Ellsworth
Mon May 28, 5:19 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/venezuela_television_dc_5
CARACAS (Reuters) - Hours after President Hugo Chavez shut down
Venezuela's main opposition broadcaster, his government demanded an
investigation of news network Globovision on Monday for allegedly
inciting an assassination attempt on the leftist leader.
Chavez took Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, off the air at midnight
on Sunday and replaced it with a state-run channel to promote his
socialist programs. The move sparked international condemnation and
accusations from the opposition that he was undermining democracy in
the OPEC nation.
Just another reason to admire El Presidente. Too bad we can't get him to
take a look at Fox.
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29 May 2007 12:30:21 PM |
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"Joe Steel" <JoeSteel@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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Captain Compassion <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in
news:dqan539pedohtfev0so1o2007fnarm2oku@4ax.com:
Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel
By Brian Ellsworth
Mon May 28, 5:19 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/venezuela_television_dc_5
CARACAS (Reuters) - Hours after President Hugo Chavez shut down
Venezuela's main opposition broadcaster, his government demanded an
investigation of news network Globovision on Monday for allegedly
inciting an assassination attempt on the leftist leader.
Chavez took Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, off the air at midnight
on Sunday and replaced it with a state-run channel to promote his
socialist programs. The move sparked international condemnation and
accusations from the opposition that he was undermining democracy in
the OPEC nation.
Just another reason to admire El Presidente. Too bad we can't get him to
take a look at Fox.
In a sense, El Presidente has already removed opposition news from the US.
The media has always had a liberal tilt and Fox was the first major national
outlet to challenge the liberal media bias. Of course, it hasn't been
without a price but considering the rapid popularity of a more balanced
view, it's been worth the sacrifice.
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29 May 2007 04:10:32 PM |
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On 29 Mai, 19:30, "The Cunning Linguist" <thinh...@pacbell.net> wrote:
"Joe Steel" <JoeSt...@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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Captain Compassion <dar...@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in
news:dqan539pedohtfev0so1o2007fnarm2oku@4ax.com:
Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel
By Brian Ellsworth
Mon May 28, 5:19 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/venezuela_television_dc_5
CARACAS (Reuters) - Hours after President Hugo Chavez shut down
Venezuela's main opposition broadcaster, his government demanded an
investigation of news network Globovision on Monday for allegedly
inciting an assassination attempt on the leftist leader.
Chavez took Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, off the air at midnight
on Sunday and replaced it with a state-run channel to promote his
socialist programs. The move sparked international condemnation and
accusations from the opposition that he was undermining democracy in
the OPEC nation.
Just another reason to admire El Presidente. Too bad we can't get him to
take a look at Fox.
In a sense, El Presidente has already removed opposition news from the US.
The media has always had a liberal tilt and Fox was the first major national
outlet to challenge the liberal media bias. Of course, it hasn't been
without a price but considering the rapid popularity of a more balanced
view, it's been worth the sacrifice.-
Fox offers a "more balanced view"? "liberal media bias"?
Are you on drugs?
You may repeat this nonsense a thousand times like other rightards do,
it still won't make it true...
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29 May 2007 06:37:32 AM |
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Democracy at work.
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:dqan539pedohtfev0so1o2007fnarm2oku@4ax.com...
Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel
By Brian Ellsworth
Mon May 28, 5:19 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/venezuela_television_dc_5
CARACAS (Reuters) - Hours after President Hugo Chavez shut down
Venezuela's main opposition broadcaster, his government demanded an
investigation of news network Globovision on Monday for allegedly
inciting an assassination attempt on the leftist leader.
Chavez took Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, off the air at midnight
on Sunday and replaced it with a state-run channel to promote his
socialist programs. The move sparked international condemnation and
accusations from the opposition that he was undermining democracy in
the OPEC nation.
Protests over the closure of RCTV, Venezuela's oldest private channel,
simmered in several Venezuelan cities on Monday. In some locations,
the police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Seizing on the momentum of RCTV's closure, Communications Minister
Willian Lara presented a case to the state prosecutor's office saying
experts hired by the ministry had found that opposition broadcaster
Globovision was inciting assassination attempts on Chavez.
As evidence, he cited Globovision showing footage of an assassination
attempt against Pope John Paul II in 1981 accompanied by the song
"This Does Not Stop Here," sung by Ruben Blades, now Panama's minister
of tourism.
"The conclusion of the specialists ... is that (in this segment) they
are inciting the assassination of the president of Venezuela," Lara
told reporters at the prosecutor's office.
Globovision was not immediately available to respond to the
government's charge, but one of its reporters at the prosecutor's
office said the footage was taken out of context.
The journalist said Globovision had been showing archive footage from
RCTV accompanied by songs with a farewell theme the week before RCTV's
closure.
CHAVEZ EXTENDS CONTROL
At a Caracas news conference, Benoit Hervieu, Americas director at
Reporters Without Borders, said: "Yesterday we saw the takeover of the
principal media critical of President Chavez. ... Besides Globovision,
what television media is left that can criticize the government of
Mister Chavez?"
Chavez's reforms, since he assumed the presidency in 1999, have given
him greater control over the country's judiciary, the military and the
oil sector.
Critics had said an independent media was the only safeguard against
Chavez forging a Cuban-style regime. The closure of RCTV leaves
Globovision as the main media voice opposed to Chavez, but it does not
broadcast nationwide.
Venezuela's opposition media has been widely accused of violating
basic journalistic standards. Chavez accuses both Globovision and RCTV
of backing a bungled 2002 against him.
RCTV ran movies and cartoons when protests by Chavez supporters turned
the tide in Chavez's favor during the 2002 coup. It also joined a
grueling two-month strike that year by showing only anti-Chavez
propaganda and marches for weeks.
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
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29 May 2007 09:20:46 AM |
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On Tue, 29 May 2007 04:37:32 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Democracy at work.
Are democracy and free speech mutually exclusive?
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:dqan539pedohtfev0so1o2007fnarm2oku@4ax.com...
Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel
By Brian Ellsworth
Mon May 28, 5:19 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/venezuela_television_dc_5
CARACAS (Reuters) - Hours after President Hugo Chavez shut down
Venezuela's main opposition broadcaster, his government demanded an
investigation of news network Globovision on Monday for allegedly
inciting an assassination attempt on the leftist leader.
Chavez took Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, off the air at midnight
on Sunday and replaced it with a state-run channel to promote his
socialist programs. The move sparked international condemnation and
accusations from the opposition that he was undermining democracy in
the OPEC nation.
Protests over the closure of RCTV, Venezuela's oldest private channel,
simmered in several Venezuelan cities on Monday. In some locations,
the police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Seizing on the momentum of RCTV's closure, Communications Minister
Willian Lara presented a case to the state prosecutor's office saying
experts hired by the ministry had found that opposition broadcaster
Globovision was inciting assassination attempts on Chavez.
As evidence, he cited Globovision showing footage of an assassination
attempt against Pope John Paul II in 1981 accompanied by the song
"This Does Not Stop Here," sung by Ruben Blades, now Panama's minister
of tourism.
"The conclusion of the specialists ... is that (in this segment) they
are inciting the assassination of the president of Venezuela," Lara
told reporters at the prosecutor's office.
Globovision was not immediately available to respond to the
government's charge, but one of its reporters at the prosecutor's
office said the footage was taken out of context.
The journalist said Globovision had been showing archive footage from
RCTV accompanied by songs with a farewell theme the week before RCTV's
closure.
CHAVEZ EXTENDS CONTROL
At a Caracas news conference, Benoit Hervieu, Americas director at
Reporters Without Borders, said: "Yesterday we saw the takeover of the
principal media critical of President Chavez. ... Besides Globovision,
what television media is left that can criticize the government of
Mister Chavez?"
Chavez's reforms, since he assumed the presidency in 1999, have given
him greater control over the country's judiciary, the military and the
oil sector.
Critics had said an independent media was the only safeguard against
Chavez forging a Cuban-style regime. The closure of RCTV leaves
Globovision as the main media voice opposed to Chavez, but it does not
broadcast nationwide.
Venezuela's opposition media has been widely accused of violating
basic journalistic standards. Chavez accuses both Globovision and RCTV
of backing a bungled 2002 against him.
RCTV ran movies and cartoons when protests by Chavez supporters turned
the tide in Chavez's favor during the 2002 coup. It also joined a
grueling two-month strike that year by showing only anti-Chavez
propaganda and marches for weeks.
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
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29 May 2007 05:58:14 PM |
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"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:6kdo53td8pk0r45oi7bc3cfq8pt8st37bb@4ax.com...
On Tue, 29 May 2007 04:37:32 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Democracy at work.
Are democracy and free speech mutually exclusive?
Pinhead doesn't know that AIRWAVES belong to the PEOPLE, not the
broadcasters.
When are you going to start using your OWN NAME instead of stealing someone
elses?
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:dqan539pedohtfev0so1o2007fnarm2oku@4ax.com...
Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel
By Brian Ellsworth
Mon May 28, 5:19 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/venezuela_television_dc_5
CARACAS (Reuters) - Hours after President Hugo Chavez shut down
Venezuela's main opposition broadcaster, his government demanded an
investigation of news network Globovision on Monday for allegedly
inciting an assassination attempt on the leftist leader.
Chavez took Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, off the air at midnight
on Sunday and replaced it with a state-run channel to promote his
socialist programs. The move sparked international condemnation and
accusations from the opposition that he was undermining democracy in
the OPEC nation.
Protests over the closure of RCTV, Venezuela's oldest private channel,
simmered in several Venezuelan cities on Monday. In some locations,
the police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Seizing on the momentum of RCTV's closure, Communications Minister
Willian Lara presented a case to the state prosecutor's office saying
experts hired by the ministry had found that opposition broadcaster
Globovision was inciting assassination attempts on Chavez.
As evidence, he cited Globovision showing footage of an assassination
attempt against Pope John Paul II in 1981 accompanied by the song
"This Does Not Stop Here," sung by Ruben Blades, now Panama's minister
of tourism.
"The conclusion of the specialists ... is that (in this segment) they
are inciting the assassination of the president of Venezuela," Lara
told reporters at the prosecutor's office.
Globovision was not immediately available to respond to the
government's charge, but one of its reporters at the prosecutor's
office said the footage was taken out of context.
The journalist said Globovision had been showing archive footage from
RCTV accompanied by songs with a farewell theme the week before RCTV's
closure.
CHAVEZ EXTENDS CONTROL
At a Caracas news conference, Benoit Hervieu, Americas director at
Reporters Without Borders, said: "Yesterday we saw the takeover of the
principal media critical of President Chavez. ... Besides Globovision,
what television media is left that can criticize the government of
Mister Chavez?"
Chavez's reforms, since he assumed the presidency in 1999, have given
him greater control over the country's judiciary, the military and the
oil sector.
Critics had said an independent media was the only safeguard against
Chavez forging a Cuban-style regime. The closure of RCTV leaves
Globovision as the main media voice opposed to Chavez, but it does not
broadcast nationwide.
Venezuela's opposition media has been widely accused of violating
basic journalistic standards. Chavez accuses both Globovision and RCTV
of backing a bungled 2002 against him.
RCTV ran movies and cartoons when protests by Chavez supporters turned
the tide in Chavez's favor during the 2002 coup. It also joined a
grueling two-month strike that year by showing only anti-Chavez
propaganda and marches for weeks.
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
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29 May 2007 09:10:17 PM |
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On Tue, 29 May 2007 15:58:14 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:6kdo53td8pk0r45oi7bc3cfq8pt8st37bb@4ax.com...
On Tue, 29 May 2007 04:37:32 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Democracy at work.
Are democracy and free speech mutually exclusive?
Pinhead doesn't know that AIRWAVES belong to the PEOPLE, not the
broadcasters.
Are the stations being closed by the people or the government?
When are you going to start using your OWN NAME instead of stealing someone
elses?
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:dqan539pedohtfev0so1o2007fnarm2oku@4ax.com...
Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel
By Brian Ellsworth
Mon May 28, 5:19 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/venezuela_television_dc_5
CARACAS (Reuters) - Hours after President Hugo Chavez shut down
Venezuela's main opposition broadcaster, his government demanded an
investigation of news network Globovision on Monday for allegedly
inciting an assassination attempt on the leftist leader.
Chavez took Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, off the air at midnight
on Sunday and replaced it with a state-run channel to promote his
socialist programs. The move sparked international condemnation and
accusations from the opposition that he was undermining democracy in
the OPEC nation.
Protests over the closure of RCTV, Venezuela's oldest private channel,
simmered in several Venezuelan cities on Monday. In some locations,
the police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Seizing on the momentum of RCTV's closure, Communications Minister
Willian Lara presented a case to the state prosecutor's office saying
experts hired by the ministry had found that opposition broadcaster
Globovision was inciting assassination attempts on Chavez.
As evidence, he cited Globovision showing footage of an assassination
attempt against Pope John Paul II in 1981 accompanied by the song
"This Does Not Stop Here," sung by Ruben Blades, now Panama's minister
of tourism.
"The conclusion of the specialists ... is that (in this segment) they
are inciting the assassination of the president of Venezuela," Lara
told reporters at the prosecutor's office.
Globovision was not immediately available to respond to the
government's charge, but one of its reporters at the prosecutor's
office said the footage was taken out of context.
The journalist said Globovision had been showing archive footage from
RCTV accompanied by songs with a farewell theme the week before RCTV's
closure.
CHAVEZ EXTENDS CONTROL
At a Caracas news conference, Benoit Hervieu, Americas director at
Reporters Without Borders, said: "Yesterday we saw the takeover of the
principal media critical of President Chavez. ... Besides Globovision,
what television media is left that can criticize the government of
Mister Chavez?"
Chavez's reforms, since he assumed the presidency in 1999, have given
him greater control over the country's judiciary, the military and the
oil sector.
Critics had said an independent media was the only safeguard against
Chavez forging a Cuban-style regime. The closure of RCTV leaves
Globovision as the main media voice opposed to Chavez, but it does not
broadcast nationwide.
Venezuela's opposition media has been widely accused of violating
basic journalistic standards. Chavez accuses both Globovision and RCTV
of backing a bungled 2002 against him.
RCTV ran movies and cartoons when protests by Chavez supporters turned
the tide in Chavez's favor during the 2002 coup. It also joined a
grueling two-month strike that year by showing only anti-Chavez
propaganda and marches for weeks.
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
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29 May 2007 11:55:14 PM |
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"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 May 2007 15:58:14 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:6kdo53td8pk0r45oi7bc3cfq8pt8st37bb@4ax.com...
On Tue, 29 May 2007 04:37:32 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Democracy at work.
Are democracy and free speech mutually exclusive?
Pinhead doesn't know that AIRWAVES belong to the PEOPLE, not the
broadcasters.
Are the stations being closed by the people or the government?
Are you, hear and now, admitting that you don't understand the very purpose
and function of governments? Especially democratically elected governments?
Why, yes you are. Fool.
When are you going to start using your OWN NAME instead of stealing
someone
elses?
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:dqan539pedohtfev0so1o2007fnarm2oku@4ax.com...
Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel
By Brian Ellsworth
Mon May 28, 5:19 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/venezuela_television_dc_5
CARACAS (Reuters) - Hours after President Hugo Chavez shut down
Venezuela's main opposition broadcaster, his government demanded an
investigation of news network Globovision on Monday for allegedly
inciting an assassination attempt on the leftist leader.
Chavez took Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, off the air at midnight
on Sunday and replaced it with a state-run channel to promote his
socialist programs. The move sparked international condemnation and
accusations from the opposition that he was undermining democracy in
the OPEC nation.
Protests over the closure of RCTV, Venezuela's oldest private channel,
simmered in several Venezuelan cities on Monday. In some locations,
the police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Seizing on the momentum of RCTV's closure, Communications Minister
Willian Lara presented a case to the state prosecutor's office saying
experts hired by the ministry had found that opposition broadcaster
Globovision was inciting assassination attempts on Chavez.
As evidence, he cited Globovision showing footage of an assassination
attempt against Pope John Paul II in 1981 accompanied by the song
"This Does Not Stop Here," sung by Ruben Blades, now Panama's minister
of tourism.
"The conclusion of the specialists ... is that (in this segment) they
are inciting the assassination of the president of Venezuela," Lara
told reporters at the prosecutor's office.
Globovision was not immediately available to respond to the
government's charge, but one of its reporters at the prosecutor's
office said the footage was taken out of context.
The journalist said Globovision had been showing archive footage from
RCTV accompanied by songs with a farewell theme the week before RCTV's
closure.
CHAVEZ EXTENDS CONTROL
At a Caracas news conference, Benoit Hervieu, Americas director at
Reporters Without Borders, said: "Yesterday we saw the takeover of the
principal media critical of President Chavez. ... Besides Globovision,
what television media is left that can criticize the government of
Mister Chavez?"
Chavez's reforms, since he assumed the presidency in 1999, have given
him greater control over the country's judiciary, the military and the
oil sector.
Critics had said an independent media was the only safeguard against
Chavez forging a Cuban-style regime. The closure of RCTV leaves
Globovision as the main media voice opposed to Chavez, but it does not
broadcast nationwide.
Venezuela's opposition media has been widely accused of violating
basic journalistic standards. Chavez accuses both Globovision and RCTV
of backing a bungled 2002 against him.
RCTV ran movies and cartoons when protests by Chavez supporters turned
the tide in Chavez's favor during the 2002 coup. It also joined a
grueling two-month strike that year by showing only anti-Chavez
propaganda and marches for weeks.
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth
telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here,
not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they
alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them
suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
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On Tue, 29 May 2007 21:55:14 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:i6np53hsuhpab1n1mcqrijf61gtaa21s6u@4ax.com...
On Tue, 29 May 2007 15:58:14 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:6kdo53td8pk0r45oi7bc3cfq8pt8st37bb@4ax.com...
On Tue, 29 May 2007 04:37:32 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Democracy at work.
Are democracy and free speech mutually exclusive?
Pinhead doesn't know that AIRWAVES belong to the PEOPLE, not the
broadcasters.
Are the stations being closed by the people or the government?
Are you, hear and now, admitting that you don't understand the very purpose
and function of governments? Especially democratically elected governments?
Why, yes you are. Fool.
Using your logic Bush is executing the will of the people by the his
use of the peoples army in Iraq.
Let me guess. Your answer to this is that Bush wasn't Democratically
elected.
You are the fool.
When are you going to start using your OWN NAME instead of stealing
someone
elses?
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:dqan539pedohtfev0so1o2007fnarm2oku@4ax.com...
Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel
By Brian Ellsworth
Mon May 28, 5:19 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/venezuela_television_dc_5
CARACAS (Reuters) - Hours after President Hugo Chavez shut down
Venezuela's main opposition broadcaster, his government demanded an
investigation of news network Globovision on Monday for allegedly
inciting an assassination attempt on the leftist leader.
Chavez took Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, off the air at midnight
on Sunday and replaced it with a state-run channel to promote his
socialist programs. The move sparked international condemnation and
accusations from the opposition that he was undermining democracy in
the OPEC nation.
Protests over the closure of RCTV, Venezuela's oldest private channel,
simmered in several Venezuelan cities on Monday. In some locations,
the police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Seizing on the momentum of RCTV's closure, Communications Minister
Willian Lara presented a case to the state prosecutor's office saying
experts hired by the ministry had found that opposition broadcaster
Globovision was inciting assassination attempts on Chavez.
As evidence, he cited Globovision showing footage of an assassination
attempt against Pope John Paul II in 1981 accompanied by the song
"This Does Not Stop Here," sung by Ruben Blades, now Panama's minister
of tourism.
"The conclusion of the specialists ... is that (in this segment) they
are inciting the assassination of the president of Venezuela," Lara
told reporters at the prosecutor's office.
Globovision was not immediately available to respond to the
government's charge, but one of its reporters at the prosecutor's
office said the footage was taken out of context.
The journalist said Globovision had been showing archive footage from
RCTV accompanied by songs with a farewell theme the week before RCTV's
closure.
CHAVEZ EXTENDS CONTROL
At a Caracas news conference, Benoit Hervieu, Americas director at
Reporters Without Borders, said: "Yesterday we saw the takeover of the
principal media critical of President Chavez. ... Besides Globovision,
what television media is left that can criticize the government of
Mister Chavez?"
Chavez's reforms, since he assumed the presidency in 1999, have given
him greater control over the country's judiciary, the military and the
oil sector.
Critics had said an independent media was the only safeguard against
Chavez forging a Cuban-style regime. The closure of RCTV leaves
Globovision as the main media voice opposed to Chavez, but it does not
broadcast nationwide.
Venezuela's opposition media has been widely accused of violating
basic journalistic standards. Chavez accuses both Globovision and RCTV
of backing a bungled 2002 against him.
RCTV ran movies and cartoons when protests by Chavez supporters turned
the tide in Chavez's favor during the 2002 coup. It also joined a
grueling two-month strike that year by showing only anti-Chavez
propaganda and marches for weeks.
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth
telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here,
not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they
alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them
suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
.
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30 May 2007 06:13:36 AM |
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"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:mc3q53lh4rb8cq67c1hv16er5ap4l33hjo@4ax.com...
On Tue, 29 May 2007 21:55:14 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:i6np53hsuhpab1n1mcqrijf61gtaa21s6u@4ax.com...
On Tue, 29 May 2007 15:58:14 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:6kdo53td8pk0r45oi7bc3cfq8pt8st37bb@4ax.com...
On Tue, 29 May 2007 04:37:32 -0700, "Roger" <rogerfx@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Democracy at work.
Are democracy and free speech mutually exclusive?
Pinhead doesn't know that AIRWAVES belong to the PEOPLE, not the
broadcasters.
Are the stations being closed by the people or the government?
Are you, hear and now, admitting that you don't understand the very
purpose
and function of governments? Especially democratically elected
governments?
Why, yes you are. Fool.
Using your logic Bush is executing the will of the people by the his
use of the peoples army in Iraq.
Jesus Christ you're dense. The REAL Captain wouldn't say something that
stupid.
Let me guess. Your answer to this is that Bush wasn't Democratically
elected.
Here's a tip: Don't be a psychic. You suck at it.
You are the fool.
No, you are. You guessed at what I'm thinking. Incorrectly. You judgement,
flawed, is based on that.
You called me a fool because you were wrong.
Yeah, I'm the fool.
When are you going to start using your OWN NAME instead of stealing
someone
elses?
"Captain Compassion" <daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:dqan539pedohtfev0so1o2007fnarm2oku@4ax.com...
Venezuela moves against second opposition TV channel
By Brian Ellsworth
Mon May 28, 5:19 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/ts_nm/venezuela_television_dc_5
CARACAS (Reuters) - Hours after President Hugo Chavez shut down
Venezuela's main opposition broadcaster, his government demanded an
investigation of news network Globovision on Monday for allegedly
inciting an assassination attempt on the leftist leader.
Chavez took Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, off the air at
midnight
on Sunday and replaced it with a state-run channel to promote his
socialist programs. The move sparked international condemnation and
accusations from the opposition that he was undermining democracy in
the OPEC nation.
Protests over the closure of RCTV, Venezuela's oldest private
channel,
simmered in several Venezuelan cities on Monday. In some locations,
the police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Seizing on the momentum of RCTV's closure, Communications Minister
Willian Lara presented a case to the state prosecutor's office
saying
experts hired by the ministry had found that opposition broadcaster
Globovision was inciting assassination attempts on Chavez.
As evidence, he cited Globovision showing footage of an
assassination
attempt against Pope John Paul II in 1981 accompanied by the song
"This Does Not Stop Here," sung by Ruben Blades, now Panama's
minister
of tourism.
"The conclusion of the specialists ... is that (in this segment)
they
are inciting the assassination of the president of Venezuela," Lara
told reporters at the prosecutor's office.
Globovision was not immediately available to respond to the
government's charge, but one of its reporters at the prosecutor's
office said the footage was taken out of context.
The journalist said Globovision had been showing archive footage
from
RCTV accompanied by songs with a farewell theme the week before
RCTV's
closure.
CHAVEZ EXTENDS CONTROL
At a Caracas news conference, Benoit Hervieu, Americas director at
Reporters Without Borders, said: "Yesterday we saw the takeover of
the
principal media critical of President Chavez. ... Besides
Globovision,
what television media is left that can criticize the government of
Mister Chavez?"
Chavez's reforms, since he assumed the presidency in 1999, have
given
him greater control over the country's judiciary, the military and
the
oil sector.
Critics had said an independent media was the only safeguard against
Chavez forging a Cuban-style regime. The closure of RCTV leaves
Globovision as the main media voice opposed to Chavez, but it does
not
broadcast nationwide.
Venezuela's opposition media has been widely accused of violating
basic journalistic standards. Chavez accuses both Globovision and
RCTV
of backing a bungled 2002 against him.
RCTV ran movies and cartoons when protests by Chavez supporters
turned
the tide in Chavez's favor during the 2002 coup. It also joined a
grueling two-month strike that year by showing only anti-Chavez
propaganda and marches for weeks.
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth
telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here,
not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry
away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they
alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them
suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth
telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here,
not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they
alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them
suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
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28 May 2007 11:39:12 PM |
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Two things I hate: connies and commies.
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29 May 2007 03:04:51 PM |
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"Captain America" <america.captain@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Two things I hate: connies and commies.
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Payback is a *****.
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29 May 2007 01:52:52 AM |
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On Mon, 28 May 2007 22:39:12 -0600, Captain America
<america.captain@gmail.com> wrote:
Two things I hate: connies and commies.
:)
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
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