Venezuela Throws Out US Ambassador As Tensions Soar


	Venezuela Throws Out US Ambassador As Tensions Soar

papananook

9-12-2008 6:53 PM

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papananook says:

Here we go...more tension 'cuz the CIA was meddling in the country.

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9-12-2008 7:28 PM

masbury

We reap what we sow. They're mad at the USA for very good reasons.

9-12-2008 9:44 PM

cptenaud

I`d through the guy out too. He looks too Nixonian.

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