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[Marxism] NPR and the demonization of Chavez - Here is the NPR site




Elements that I recalled from this morning's NPR story on street crime in Venezuela. The NPR site says the sound for this story will be available this afternoon.

- Chavez's disrespect for law and order have created an atmosphere that has emboldened criminals
- Crime has risen in the last few years
- Instant kidnappings for ransom has become common
- Chavez has focused on underlying problems rather than police work, but we are now moving on crime (from a police official)
- The rise in crime is unreported and we have to go to the morgues and piece it together ourselves (from a long-time reporter for an opposition newspaper)

Here is the site:

Film Adds Fuel to Venezuela's Social Fires
Listen to this story... by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
Weekend Edition Sunday, June 11, 2006 · A series of murders and robberies has Venezuelans demonstrating in the streets. And a new film highlighting Venezuela's social problems is a hit, much to the displeasure of the Chavez government.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5477409

Brian


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