Quote Originally Posted by mazdamazda View Post
If foreign journalists and other countries can critic the Philippines - why can't we do the same to Venezuela? This is a global interest and not just a "national" issue confined to Venezuela since Chavez started using the OPEC to artificially jack up the price of oil.

As to the accuracy of the news, what is "accurate" for you? Several news agencies printed the same news with the same quotes blurted out by Chavez in a neutral fashion. This isn't something taken from the Dear Xerex section of local tabloid.

He made his intentions clear that this move was to hurt the USA.

Future fuel problem? With Venezuela's ridiculously low gasoline prices? I don't think so. Heck, without the investment & technical know-how of the *imperialist* multinational corporations, they wouldn't be able to turn their tar-like oil to something useful.

He is just saving time by using oil to fund his distorted social programs & economic policies. He maybe popular with the poor right now but once the cash flow dries up - he'll be ousted in no time.

If you have been following world events for a while, the Venezuelan opposition is a moderate group while Chavez and his cohorts are on the extreme left.
Cool ka lang... huwag mainit ang ulo.

Btw, I think you're wrong.