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Posted By dissent 8 months, 1 week ago in NewsA book which the Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez presented to US President Barack Obama at the Americas summit has become a bestseller in just two days.
The book, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, was ranked 54,295 on the sales charts of bookseller Amazon.com.
Now, it has risen to number two.
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calitennflo8 months, 1 week ago
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I watched closely what the US did since 2005 to influence Hugo Chavez, then watched jimmy Carter again travel there and report good. I witnessed the attempt to overthrow Hugo Chavez, by the US, and the militia saved the day; while too journalist from Ireland recorded on film the whole thing from inside Venezuela's capitol.
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I witnessed Hugo Chavez declare to his citizens, if you do not have land...pick a spot owned by government and go to the court house to get a deed. I also see how he shares his oil, with checks monthly to women of every house-hold. He told the men...go to work...their's work.
Here, we lost our mineral rights...right from under us...and why..eminent domain!
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. (ref:http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/const...
Amendment XIII
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
See the words duly convicted...add that to due process. Then wonder how does the government think that the 5th amendment is the grounds for eminent domain? Duly- * In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; properly; Regularly; at the proper time
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4thchance8 months, 1 week ago
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Isn't just wonderful to see that Obama and Chavez are such good friends. I think it's great that Obama and Chavez worked out a deal to help promote this book for him. I mean after all, who doesn't love a good American hating dictator. HURRAY for Obama, HURRAY for Chavez!!!!!!!!!!!!
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antibrainwasher8 months, 1 week ago
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too bad your such a hatemonger invested in the policies of greed and corporate sponsorship of right wing murdering death squads. But, you can't teach a pig to dance, and you can never underestimate the loyality of cons to their principle, their one and only principle, to make the rich richer.
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