Chavez Writes Off Haiti’s Oil Debt to Venezuela

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Chavez Writes Off Haiti’s Oil Debt to Venezuela

Latin American Herald Tribune
January 27, 2010

CARACAS – President Hugo Chavez announced Monday that he would write off the undisclosed sum Haiti owes Venezuela for oil as part of the ALBA bloc’s plans to help the impoverished Caribbean nation after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.

“Haiti has no debt with Venezuela, just the opposite: Venezuela has a historical debt with that nation, with that people for whom we feel not pity but rather admiration, and we share their faith, their hope,” Chavez said after the extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas, or ALBA.

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via Latin American Herald Tribune – Chavez Writes Off Haiti’s Oil Debt to Venezuela

flywallyfly

That bastard !! We need to overthrow him immediately !!

badbrains

flywallyfly wrote:

That bastard !! We need to overthrow him immediately !!

what do u think they are planning in the war rooms.?? They've tried already, next step is to axe him. Watch.

dimitrispearljam

badbrains wrote:

flywallyfly wrote:

That bastard !! We need to overthrow him immediately !!

what do u think they are planning in the war rooms.?? They've tried already, next step is to axe him. Watch.

well said

CJMST3K

He also silences media who talk against him.

He does this to seem like a nice guy, then silently at the same time he shuts down the media.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_ ... a_media_26

cincybearcat

Good.

#1) Why an "undisclosed sum"...wonder how much

#2) pretty easy to "write off debt" that there is no way in hell you would ever be able to collect anyhow.

badbrains

CJMST3K wrote:

He also silences media who talk against him.

He does this to seem like a nice guy, then silently at the same time he shuts down the media.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_ ... a_media_26

And you think your media isn't silenced? Come on man, please dnt tell me you believe your media isn't censored.

rebornFixer

A noble move by an ignoble person.

CJMST3K

badbrains wrote:

CJMST3K wrote:

He also silences media who talk against him.

He does this to seem like a nice guy, then silently at the same time he shuts down the media.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_ ... a_media_26

And you think your media isn't silenced? Come on man, please dnt tell me you believe your media isn't censored.

I was first to say that! just kiddin' BB.

I think the US media has 100000% more freedom than any other country, especially compared to Venezuela's media. Which US station has been shut down for saying something against the government?

Now, of course, if members of the media suppress a story because of a relationship they have in the story, or a gov't official has influence with an individual, etc, I can see that happening - but I would say that is more-or-less at the discretion of the outlet, not the government. But I'd say that a story will pretty much be told by one network or another, at some point.

Is there something specific you can point to that contradicts that, like I did with the Venezuela press?

badbrains

I'm in no way a democrat or republican but I would say watch Out Foxed Ruppert Murdock's attack on journalism. If u have seen it already, well then you have your answer.

badbrains

Supressing a story or censorship is all the same. You may think you have more freedom in your press but I'll say otherwise. I've traveled around the world and the news I saw was so different and unfiltered. But hey, that's my opinion.

rebornFixer

badbrains wrote:

Supressing a story or censorship is all the same. You may think you have more freedom in your press but I'll say otherwise. I've traveled around the world and the news I saw was so different and unfiltered. But hey, that's my opinion.

For real? I think you're fooling yourself, my friend.

TriumphantAngel

CJMST3K wrote:

badbrains wrote:

CJMST3K wrote:

He also silences media who talk against him.

He does this to seem like a nice guy, then silently at the same time he shuts down the media.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_ ... a_media_26

And you think your media isn't silenced? Come on man, please dnt tell me you believe your media isn't censored.

I was first to say that! just kiddin' BB.

I think the US media has 100000% more freedom than any other country, especially compared to Venezuela's media. Which US station has been shut down for saying something against the government?

Now, of course, if members of the media suppress a story because of a relationship they have in the story, or a gov't official has influence with an individual, etc, I can see that happening - but I would say that is more-or-less at the discretion of the outlet, not the government. But I'd say that a story will pretty much be told by one network or another, at some point.

Is there something specific you can point to that contradicts that

The US media bias towards Israel...

TriumphantAngel

rebornFixer wrote:

badbrains wrote:

Supressing a story or censorship is all the same. You may think you have more freedom in your press but I'll say otherwise. I've traveled around the world and the news I saw was so different and unfiltered. But hey, that's my opinion.

For real? I think you're fooling yourself, my friend.

see for me, if someone is talking from personal experience, i would give them the benefit of the doubt.

badbrains

rebornFixer wrote:

badbrains wrote:

Supressing a story or censorship is all the same. You may think you have more freedom in your press but I'll say otherwise. I've traveled around the world and the news I saw was so different and unfiltered. But hey, that's my opinion.

For real? I think you're fooling yourself, my friend.

ah ya for real, and you're not my friend. Stop fooling yourself reborn.

rebornFixer

TriumphantAngel wrote:

rebornFixer wrote:

badbrains wrote:

Supressing a story or censorship is all the same. You may think you have more freedom in your press but I'll say otherwise. I've traveled around the world and the news I saw was so different and unfiltered. But hey, that's my opinion.

For real? I think you're fooling yourself, my friend.

see for me, if someone is talking from personal experience, i would give them the benefit of the doubt.

My own personal experience isn't consistent with his, is all.
Maybe we've gone to different countries.

TriumphantAngel

rebornFixer wrote:

TriumphantAngel wrote:

rebornFixer wrote:

For real? I think you're fooling yourself, my friend.

see for me, if someone is talking from personal experience, i would give them the benefit of the doubt.

My own personal experience isn't consistent with his, is all.
Maybe we've gone to different countries.

mayhaps. that could play a part.

rebornFixer

badbrains wrote:

rebornFixer wrote:

badbrains wrote:

Supressing a story or censorship is all the same. You may think you have more freedom in your press but I'll say otherwise. I've traveled around the world and the news I saw was so different and unfiltered. But hey, that's my opinion.

For real? I think you're fooling yourself, my friend.

ah ya for real, and you're not my friend. Stop fooling yourself reborn.

Easy there! What countries are you referring to? I won't argue that the U.S. media is the most unfiltered in the world or anything, but there are at least a great many different sources available. If you tire of Fox news' "dumb it down real good" approach, you can find other options. Canada (where I'm from) is even better, IMO. You CAN get balanced news coverage here, and there are half-decent political and current events documentaries on TV all the time. I take some pride in this, and don't feel that the same degree of freedom is present anywhere else, with the exception of (parts of) Europe.

polaris_x

the issue in the US is not censorship - rather it is blatant manipulation ...

you can get unfiltered news in the US through many sources - so, censorship is not what ails media ... mainstream media has become a large corporation with it's goals centred around dollars ... journalism has been bastardized to suit corporate agendas ...