Chavez unveils 3D image of Simon Bolivar based on his exhumed body

Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 23:36 UTC

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Venezuela's Hugo Chávez unveiled a 3D image of South America's 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar on Tuesday, based on bones the president ordered exhumed two years ago to test his theory that Bolivar was murdered. Read full article

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Bongo
Clever science, though I presume they got his hairstyle and eye colour from a portrait?

Was Bolivar murdered?
Jul 25th, 2012 - 12:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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PirateLove
Hes no hero, thats gino he runs our takeaway.
Jul 25th, 2012 - 12:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Yomp to victory
“Bolivar, who is second only to Jesus as a figure of reverence in parts of South America”

The fact that these people even revere Jesus tells you all you need to know about their intellectual capacity. Talk about living in the dark ages.
Jul 25th, 2012 - 09:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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cornishair
Bolivar was a conservative republican, why out earth the left-wing hero worship?.
Jul 25th, 2012 - 01:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Ozgood
If he was murdered, does this surprise anyone?

Remember it's quite likely that Napoleeon was murdered/poisoned by the Brits
Jul 25th, 2012 - 04:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Condorito
Chavez’s idolisation of Bolivar always makes me laugh.

Bolivar, backed by the Creole elite, British mercenaries and tacitly supported by the British government, delivered Venezuela to British and American capitalism.

Well, at least he might share his end...do die lonely, disillusioned and ill in a foreign land.
Jul 25th, 2012 - 06:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#3 A lot of people still revere Jesus, all Christians and all Muslims making up the majority of humanity for a start, I think its you who is showing ignorance

#6 “Well, at least he might share his end...do die lonely, disillusioned and ill in a foreign land”

Keep dreaming
Jul 25th, 2012 - 11:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Truth_Telling_Troll
@3

What's your problem with US-Americans? AKA Jesusland?
Jul 26th, 2012 - 04:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Yomp to victory
@7 British_Kirchnerist

You are free to think what you like, but it is clear to anyone with an ounce of common-sense that is you who is demonstrating their pig-ignorance .. especially as Christians and Muslims demonstrably do NOT make up the majority of humanity.
Jul 26th, 2012 - 08:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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