President Hugo Chavez Threatens to Take Over Spanish Bank on Live Television

Thursday, January 27th 2011 - 16:27 UTC

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President Hugo Chavez eccentricities continue. This time he threatened to expropriate the Venezuelan subsidiary of Spanish banking giant BBVA in a tense telephone conversation Wednesday with the Banco Provincial CEO that was broadcast live on radio and television. Read full article

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Hahahaha.
Well done Chavez!!!!!
Jan 27th, 2011 - 04:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Sir Rodderick Bodkin
He's just as badass as he gets.
This guy deserves a movie.
Jan 27th, 2011 - 07:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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xbarilox
“The conversation grew testier” scary, isn't it? haha Poor bankers :(
Banks are Banks, Spaniards are Spaniards, thieves are thieves...
Jan 27th, 2011 - 08:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin_Fierro
Argentina needs a president like Chavez
Jan 28th, 2011 - 03:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
Ha ha, l'll bet that woman gets good service at the bank now. Senor Chavez has gone up quite a bit now in my estimation!
Jan 28th, 2011 - 10:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frank
Without the oil he would still be living up a tree
Jan 28th, 2011 - 10:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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M_of_FI
Not Surprisingly I am going to have to disagree with everyone elses comments! Chavez is a dictator in the making and he is dragging Venezuela down. They have all that oil, but people are still starving (as Chavez allows imported food to rot in containers at the docks), the quality of life in the country is very low and Caracas has the highest murder rate in the world. Usually a democracy would result in Chavez losing his power, and the population can elect someone to improve quality of life, but Chavez has a strangle hold and is now ruling by decree. Shame really.
Jan 28th, 2011 - 12:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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