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Venezuela Falling Behind

Posted by chrisd on from the hz-donut dept.

Christopher Frank writes "Seems Venezuela's lack of power has finally caught up with them! MSNBC has the story: 'If you thought Venezuela's political crisis seemed to be dragging for an impossibly long time -- you were right. In a bizarre mass-malfunction, Venezuela's clocks are ticking too slowly due to a power shortage weakening the electric current nationwide. By the end of each day, the sluggish time pieces still have another 150 seconds to tick before they catch up to midnight.'"

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  1. Re:I know far less than I should. by Wyatt+Earp · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you think the American media has been silent, then you need to listen a little closer.

    Do a 90 day search for Venezuela crisis in New York Times and you get 1102 hits.

    It's mentioned in almost every financial article there is about the price of oil and oil production.

    Typing "Venezuela crisis" in Google news brings up recent articles in...
    Washington Times
    Boston Globe
    Austin American Statesman
    Miami Herald
    South Bend Tribune
    Forbes
    Troy Daily News
    BusinessWeek
    Daily Oklahoman
    Corpus Christi Caller Times

    They mention it here in Portland on the local news everytime they do a piece about the rising gas prices.

    If you have missed the coverage, it's not because the US media is ignoring it.

  2. Re:*What*... by mcbevin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Amusing. While your general point is correct, I would have to disagree with a few things you say there.

    'This does NOT matter'

    So endless rants on DMCA, Microsoft's evils, the latest tech toy matter more than issues like war and the exploitation of the third world? Maybe this stuff doesn't belong on slashdot, but that it doesn't matter????

    'If i wanted to read about the failure of modern civilization to provide resources for its citisens, i'd read stuff at CNN/BBC/Local papers.'

    I think if you read the stuff at CNN, local papers etc you won't really be getting much of the story. Want to read why Latin America really is screwed up? Why the CIA overthrew so many democratic governments there (thus explaining why the idea that it tried to otherthrow the Venezuelan govt. is at least plausible), or (just as an example) why the US waged covert war on Nicaragua and still refuses to honour the World Court ruling adjudging it to owe Nicaragua $17 billion in damages, and instead sucks the life out of Nicaragua by strangling it with debt payments. Or a real discussion regarding the war on Iraq. Try finding that on US media etc with their 'selective amnesia'. I do admit however that BBC, which you also mention is better (not being corporate owned always helps).

    Forgotten History