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Venezuelan presidential candidate Capriles pledges “not another drop of oil to Cuba”

Wednesday, March 20th 2013 - 07:46 UTC
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Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate on Monday vowed to end the OPEC nation's shipments of subsidized oil to the Castro brothers regime in Cuba, slamming acting President as a puppet of Havana. Read full article

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  • Mendoza Canadian

    About time....there is hope for the people of Venezuela...

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 10:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Vuggevise

    To be honest, it is a little like the Liberal Democrats in the UK always promising heaven and earth, in the full knowledge that they will never win an election and will therefore never have to live up to their manifesto commitments.

    Capriles has no realistic chance of getting himself elected, so he can say anything he likes to grab the headlines.

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 10:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anglotino

    Still torn!

    Who gets the shitty end of the stick?

    There is a lot of future economic pain to be had in Venezuela due to Chavez's ineptitude.

    I'm sorta hoping that Maduro wins and the whole pack of cards falls on top of him. Probably will be the quickest way to de-chavismo Venezuela.

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 10:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    3 Anglotino

    Exactly.

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 11:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Ayayay

    Kinda dumb, gentle transitions are better transitions. Cubans are their medical force too.

    Maduro winning (& he will win) means the shortages, the devals, everything will be taken as a sign that these policies are unsustainable, without an entertaining figure behind it.

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 05:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Socialismo

    The only thing that looks as if it will COLLAPSE is the broken,hungry economies of UK and Western Europe.The Venezuelan economy will grow by 6 % this year.It grew by 5% last year........

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 06:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anglotino

    Yes Socialismo that is exactly what is happening!

    PMSL at people who fall for propaganda.

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 07:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GeoffWard2

    Nicholas Maduro's special police force in Venezuela is largely Cuban.
    The police have been told to shadow Capriles 24/7, in order 'to keep him safe'.
    Capriles announces “No oil for Cuba!”
    The 'protectors' might just fail to protect him from the 'lost bullet'.
    Just a thought.

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 08:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    8 GeoffWard2

    I think that was always the intention of the bus driver so that he can say 'I told you the CIA killed him!'

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 09:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Socialismo

    Capiles said no oil for Cuba?That's strange.Capriles and his CIA backed thugs do not own the oil,it is the VENEZUELAN people who will make it clear that he and his fascists will never rule Venezuela again

    Mar 20th, 2013 - 09:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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