Protests continue throughout Venezuela despite a day of mourning

Thursday, February 26th 2015 - 05:08 UTC

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Sporadic protests flared in different parts of Venezuela after a policeman shot dead a teenager during a demonstration against President Nicolas Maduro's government in the volatile city of San Cristobal. The worst unrest was again in San Cristobal where distraught relatives of 14-year-old Kluibert Roa held a wake and funeral following his killing on Tuesday. Read full article

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ilsen
It was a bright cold day in [February], and the clocks were striking thirteen.
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The truth about the 'Bolivarian Revolution'. Now, they kill children in the street.
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I see Maburro is bravely making statements in campesino Guayana, amongst the ill-educated, impovershed 'clientle' of his corrupt narco-state. He dare not go to to Tachira or Merida for fear of lynch-mobs.
Feb 26th, 2015 - 05:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
Just a matter of time, now...

Do you think he might go on a “Diplomatic Mission” to Havana, and not come back.

Or do you think he will be sacrificed to the mob to appease them, while the real poet brokers continue on?
Feb 26th, 2015 - 07:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Kirk Nelson
It is clear about the inability of Maduro's Government to control the country, otherwise, it would never appear street chaos, deteriorated economy, dysfunctional fiscal policies, private and public corruption increases and the unjustified act of killing innocent people.
Presidents of Venezuela and Argentina must and should be removed from office at once.

Kirk Nelson,
New York, USA
Feb 26th, 2015 - 10:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
“A 23-year-old policeman has been detained and charged”

Of what? Does anyone know?

The cellphone video of the boy lying on the floor was pretty conclusive about the close proximity of the shooter: GSR was clearly visible around the entry hole and the other side of the head had suffered major trauma.

He would be dead without knowing it, so some comfort for his family at least.

I thought the citizenry had all got old self-loading rifles and army fatigues to be part the Chavismo 'army'? They can't all be 'Chavez' now, surely?

Stupid burning a lorry load of drugs though. It gives MADuro an excellent opportunity to make them all look like thugs, as we can see from the article.
Feb 26th, 2015 - 12:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
What about a REAL revolution? Here are a few places. La Casona and Palacio de Miraflores, Alvorada Palace, Porto Alegre, Casa Rosada, Palacio Quemado. Pick up your AK-47s, go out into the streets and free your countries!
Feb 26th, 2015 - 01:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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yankeeboy
We are all Chavez.
Remember that doozey?

It is glorious to watch it fail.
Protests in all the Alba nations and Argentina.
Glorious.
Feb 26th, 2015 - 02:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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dsullivanboston
Thats a tragety, no parent should have to bury a child. God bless
Feb 28th, 2015 - 12:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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imoyaro
Looks like Nick the Mad is seizing hostages.

http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/183173/maduro-says-captures-americans-involved-in-espionage
Mar 01st, 2015 - 12:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
the 'blue' dollar is now reaching 200BSF to the US$

The Govt is maintaining a 6.3 rate.

The lunatics are running the asylum.
Mar 04th, 2015 - 04:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
MAD - duro is being set up
for a fall.
Mar 04th, 2015 - 08:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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