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Lugal Zaggesi

(366 posts)
15. Dissolving
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 12:23 PM
Jun 2013

the national assembly and the supreme court as the first actions of the new "President" Pedro Carmona is also a known fact, tangible, real.

Did I mention the criminal fugitive Pedro Carmona (who escaped to rigthwing Colombia) also voided the Venezuelan Constitution in his eventful 36 hour "rule" ? He also suspended the Attorney General, Controller General, state governors and all mayors elected during Chávez's administration. Little Pedro Francisco Carmona Estanga, rich from Venezuelan oil, was a busy beaver.

But I'm sure he would have gotten around to "justice", eventually, unlike all the earlier rightwing Venezuelan regimes.

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 Cedeņo 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
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