A Split Screen In Strike-Torn Venezuela. Lockout and Media War exposed by Mark Weisbrot.

by eco man

Sun, Jan 12, 2003 6:09AM

Lockout and media war inside and outside Venezuela is exposed by a Washington Post article! Excellent article summarizes what REALLY is going on inside and outside Venezuela. The last sentence probably explains why such a good article is found in the Washington Post: "Mark Weisbrot is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, an independent nonpartisan think tank in Washington."

Media war inside and outside Venezuela is exposed by a Washington Post article! Excellent article below summarizes what REALLY is going on inside and outside Venezuela. The last sentence probably explains why such a good article is found in the Washington Post: "Mark Weisbrot is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, an independent nonpartisan think tank in Washington."

Washington Post article, January 12, 2003.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41444-2003Jan11.html

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A Split Screen In Strike-Torn Venezuela

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§Another archive location of article on Media War in Venezuela. Also info on Big Oil roots.

by eco man

Sun, Jan 12, 2003 6:38AM

In case the Washington Post article disappears from their site, here is another location:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cannabisaction/message/661

The main thing missing in the article is detail on the Big Oil finances which are the basis of this latest oil coup attempt.

In 1974 80% of oil income went to the state. Today 80% of Venezuelan oil income goes to the rich, and to "operating costs." Only 20% goes to the state. Chavez reforms will help reverse this in January 2003. This is why the coup-plotters are in such a hurry to overthrow the fairly-ELECTED Chavez government, to prevent these reforms, and to reverse others already-implemented. Reforms that help the poor and lower middle class. Massive corporate-media disinformation, destabilization campaign going on inside Venezuela. Support President Chavez! Search Form, search shortcuts, and compilation of Venezuela news excerpts.
http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/12/1555816.php Older version. Comments include latest Venezuela news sites, search shortcuts.
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2002/12/25083.php --Later version with more excerpts from articles.

Google-Search Venezuela news sites. Some sites (such as MotherJones.com, NarcoNews.com, Guardian.co.uk, CommonDreams.org, and San Francisco Bay Area Indymedia) are indexed daily by Google News. Click the "News" tab in the Google search results page. Then click "Sort by date." Some sites (such as Vheadline.com) have search engines onsite that index daily.

Choose news site: NarcoNews.com The web. Venezuela's Electronic News (English). Vheadline.com MotherJones.com (English). Onsite search form, too. The Guardian (English). Onsite search form, too. alainet.org (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French). San Francisco Bay Area Indymedia. sf.indymedia.org ZNet. (English, Spanish). Zmag.org TheGully.com (English). KPFA Flashpoints Radio. (English). Americas.org (English). Up-to-date news links. CommonDreams.org (English). General news archive. aporrea.org (in Spanish). EINnews.com (Must pay monthly fee). Latin American Energy, Oil & Gas. PetroleumWorld.com
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§Excellent Article!

by bov

Sun, Jan 12, 2003 9:27AM

Thanks for posting that - a relief to read it.

I've been noticing lately that the WP appears to be parting ways with the NYT, particularly on war coverage and now, Venezuela. Only a few weeks ago they were writing about the speculations of a post-chavez government, but now this.

I think it helps a newspaper when their reporters get arrested at the demos, as the WPs have been.

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