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Lugal Zaggesi

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9. If only...

Reply to Socialistlemur (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 08:17 PM

Jun 2013

... President Carmona's coup d'etat took hold in 2002, after he issued the decree dissolving the national assembly and the supreme court and announced his far-right government...

freedom and democracy and justice would be flourishing in Venezuela today.

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Venezuela releases judge Afiuni from house arrest [View all] Socialistlemur Jun 2013 OP

I'm sure the Chavistas will be by to tell you why Dear Leader had to put this pesky msanthrope Jun 2013 #1

And that this is perfectly acceptable under a democracy dbackjon Jun 2013 #2

Well..that pesky judge refused to follow orders! What was St. Hugo to do? nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #4

In 5,4,3,2.1 iandhr Jun 2013 #3

The Afiuni case is a good litmus test for people geek tragedy Jun 2013 #5

This is a signal. MADem Jun 2013 #6

It seems that many of the Chavez's adherents... SkyDaddy7 Jun 2013 #7

They were Ghadaffi fans, too. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #8

Yes they were!! SkyDaddy7 Jun 2013 #10

If only... Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #9

Indeed lsewpershad Jun 2013 #11

Who knows? Socialistlemur Jun 2013 #13

Dissolving Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #15

And this has WHAT to do with this? dbackjon Jun 2013 #17

She was under arrest for releasing a prisoner, who then escaped to the US. happyslug Jun 2013 #12

Nevertheless, it is a human rights abuse case Socialistlemur Jun 2013 #14

It is not acceptable to throw a judge in jail for making a decision that the government totodeinhere Jun 2013 #16

Under the law in Venezuela she could be held a prisoner in pre-trail detention for 2 years happyslug Jun 2013 #22

Chavez was a dictator dbackjon Jun 2013 #18

You're delusional Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #19

Not at all. I can see the reality of Chavez dbackjon Jun 2013 #20

Eligio Cedeño Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #23

He left the opposition control over the media, he accepted the defeat by the voters happyslug Jun 2013 #21

Notice how the King of Saudi Arabia Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #24