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Lula regrets having elected Dilma as his successor, according to taped conversation
Ex Brazilian president Lula da Silva regrets having handpicked suspended president Dilma Rousseff as his political heiress, according to a taped conversation leaked to the media. In the audio between former president Jose Sarney and Sergio Machado, a former head of Transpetro, a state-run natural gas company, who is believed to have entered a plea bargain with the prosecution, the two men comment on Lula's confession. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesIn a statement, former President Lula declared that the audio leaks are “disgusting, and show that after two years of investigation, prosecutors haven’t found a shred of evidence [against Lula].”
May 30th, 2016 - 01:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But they will!
It makes me smile that this clever as a fox but dumb in intellect crook tried to get a Senate 'get out of jail free card' for travelling to the airport in order to escape to Italy.
That is not the action of an innocent man.
1 ChrisR
May 30th, 2016 - 10:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Tried to get a Senate 'get out of jail free card' for travelling to the airport in order to escape to Italy.”
If what claim is true where is the 'when' and the 'where'? Not posting such information is not the action of an innocent man.
@ 2 Terence Hill
May 31st, 2016 - 01:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not my fault if you cannot keep up to speed with the Brazilian papers.
Stop putting sources in your rubbish and try to think, judge the facts, and then post.
You will appear more intelligent and less like St. ElaineB whose posts are full of opinions but no real content worth reading.
3 ChrisR
May 31st, 2016 - 03:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Thank you for confirming that are in fact a liar, as you cannot meet your burden of proof. So Lula didn't make any attempt to flee the country, and you as per usual attempted support your biased opinion with yet another porkie.
Deep thinking, Philosophy; Burden of proof
Burden of proof (or onus probandi in Latin) is the obligation on somebody presenting a new idea (a claim) to provide evidence to support its truth (a warrant). Once evidence has been presented, it is up to any opposing “side” to prove the evidence presented is not adequate. Burdens of proof are key to having logically valid statements: if claims were accepted without warrants, then every claim could simultaneously be claimed to be true.
Abuse
Burden of proof is often abused in rhetoric and arguments.
Shifting the burden
Fallacious shifting of the burden of proof occurs if someone makes a claim that needs justification, then demands that the opponent justify the opposite of the claim. The opponent has no such burden until evidence is presented for the claim.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof
@ 4 Terence Hill aka Tiny Hillock
May 31st, 2016 - 06:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Just grow up you petulant teenage idiot.
Grow a pair and get yourself a girlfriend and see how long you can sustain a relationship with another human being. Not too long would be my guess.
5 Tweedledee
May 31st, 2016 - 06:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Alert! Alert! Divert! Divert! He's caught purveying porkies again, jettison any references to the original issue and engage like all losers do, in the personal attack. Thereby, further confirming that you're a liar. “If it is a Miracle, any sort of evidence will answer, but if it is a Fact, proof is necessary” Mark Twain
“No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof.” Henry David Thoreau
“A truth that's told with a bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent.” William Blake
“One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is beaten, and to leave off” ...Samuel Butler
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