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Diphtheria outbreak in Venezuela; CIA “germ warfare” claims the Chavista government
Diphtheria, an extremely contagious disease that has been mostly eradicated worldwide through vaccination, has reappeared in Venezuela and so far has killed four children with another twenty cases reported in just one month. The reappearance of diphtheria, a disease not seen in Venezuela in more than 20 years, is yet the worst symptom of the country's collapsed health system. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesDiosdado Cabello, a prominent Chavista, said Venezuela is the target of a “germ warfare orchestrated by the CIA labs.”
Oct 22nd, 2016 - 09:40 am - Link - Report abuse +5I think that says it all about this basket case of a country !
Was beginning to wonder what had happened to news of Venezuela. Wondered if maybe this news org had been bought out by the propagandist TeleSurTV. There are so many things happening right this minute in Vzla that the world should be made aware of. The elimination of any and all opposition is almost complete with Maduro consolidating power in the executive office of the president, such as last weeks “approval” of the the 2017 budget, and now cancelling the revocation process. Jorge Rodriguez said on TV yesterday that the revocation process had died at birth. What a disgusting group of commies. http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/21/americas/venezuela-recall-halted/index.html
Oct 22nd, 2016 - 11:27 am - Link - Report abuse +4Nutty as a fruitcake.
Oct 22nd, 2016 - 07:02 pm - Link - Report abuse +3We are all Chavez..... all those little Stevies dying.
Oct 22nd, 2016 - 07:24 pm - Link - Report abuse +4Given that the Maduro presidency has an approval rate of only 20 percent, it seems more likely that Venezuela is the target of a “germ warfare orchestrated by the Chavistas” to get rid of the 80 percent in the opposition.
Oct 23rd, 2016 - 03:50 am - Link - Report abuse +4Chavez and his hand-picked successor' s legacy - the inevitable result of a regime inspired by resentment and ideology. As resources dwindle Venezuela's future evokes Thomas Hobbes: “brutishness and misery”.
Oct 23rd, 2016 - 09:41 am - Link - Report abuse -3”You cannot report anything (about diphtheria) because it goes against the [Bolivarian] revolution”.
Oct 23rd, 2016 - 01:04 pm - Link - Report abuse +3Just die quietly then is it?
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