Anti-Chavez Studen Protester Shot: It Was Only a Matter of TimeVideo Report

A gunman points a pistol at Anti-Chavez protesters in Venezuela

Venezuela got its latest look at "21st Century Socialism". They ran or were shot.
VIDEO of Protester being shot in Venezuela from Sky News.

People in Venezuela took to the streets to protest the Chavez government's steady march to turn the country into a private club for Chavez and cronies. They were shot by masked gunmen. Does anyone doubt who arranged this? Does anyone doubt that this is only the beginning of an attempt to turn back the clock on democracy in Venezuela?

A report on the carnage in Venezuela from
More on the Chavez reaction to the protesters from AP and CNN:

Photographers for The Associated Press saw at least four gunmen -- their faces covered by ski masks or T-shirts -- firing handguns at the anti-Chavez crowd. Terrified students ran through the campus as ambulances arrived.

National Guard troops gathered outside the Central University of Venezuela, the nation's largest and a center for opposition to Chavez's government. Venezuelan law bars state security forces from entering the campus, but Luis Acuna, the minister of higher education, said they could be called in if the university requests them.

More on the carnage from AP and CNN:

Photographers for The Associated Press saw at least four gunmen -- their faces covered by ski masks or T-shirts -- firing handguns at the anti-Chavez crowd. Terrified students ran through the campus as ambulances arrived.

National Guard troops gathered outside the Central University of Venezuela, the nation's largest and a center for opposition to Chavez's government. Venezuelan law bars state security forces from entering the campus, but Luis Acuna, the minister of higher education, said they could be called in if the university requests them.

The people in Venezuela have taken to the streets in protest over the Chavez government's steady chaining of the country's freedoms. Political opponents are jailed, shot or just disappear. TV stations and newspapers shut down. Companies assets seized by the government.

The people spoke out on how they feel about the anti-democratic changes Chavez is pushing. The Venezuelan people spoke out. And Chavez answered them back by quoting another despot killer, Mao Tse Tung:

"Change must come through the barrel of a gun."


by Mondoreb



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"Buried" Stories Bring to Mind A Whiff of Modern-Day Book Burnings

The Diggs news site/social community started with an incredibly fresh idea: make the world of news a world of democracy. People vote on the news and the cream rises to the top. Democracy meets the Fourth Estate and the people are the winners.

But the "bury" feature of Diggs, for some, brings another image to mind: that of a high-tech book burning. When a cadre of a few dedicated diggers can determine what the majority see. By burying a story, a select few deny stories to the hurried, regular readers of Diggs. Something has to be in place to control blatant spam, the attempt to shill goods and services masquerading as news stories. But using the "bury" feature to register differences of political opinion smacks of censorship.

Some who have studied Diggs' Bury Brigade think a small group can kill a story. Just like a few burning books can determine what the majority in a community can read.

The only difference is that if you are diligent, you can search Diggs for buried stories--and thus, get a chance to read what a tiny percentage of Diggs' users have kept from the popular story stream.

At the moment, the most popular buried stories have to be any under the "Ron Paul" tag. Most of Diggs' users visiting any previous stories on our site come from searches with "buried" and "Ron Paul" as search terms.

Diggs changed when the site offered political news stories for persusal. It opened up a whole new audience. It also opened up a whole new political tool. Diggs is an evolving organism. The "bury" feature will surely also evolve over time.

One day, the "buried story" will go the way of the "book burning".

by Mondoreb
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