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The Paradox of Citgo, an Arm of Venezuela

Submitted by Raimunda, Oct 17, 2007 09:57

This is absurd, the writer has absolutely no idea what he is talking about in terms of what things are like in Venezuela. Venezuelans do not "live in fear." Nor do foreign companies operating in Venezuela: foreign direct investment has actually risen during the Chavez administration. Sure, ConocoPhillips and Exxon decided to sell off their assets (which are being compensated, not expropriated) in Orinoco River region oil projects -- the largest reserves of heavy crude on the planet -- but many other multinationals stayed on. It is not true that American companies in Venezuela operate in circumstances of vulnerability. Our countries have almost a hundred years of cooperation in oil. Venezulean ownership of Citgo is not a threat to national security; it just donated $4 million to community organizations that help low-income children in New York's South Bronx neighborhoods. If anything, Citgo is the last bastion of hope for normal diplomatic relations between the US and Venezuela, when people like this writer seem so determined to destroy them.

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The USA is no better than the actions described in this so called article. The US government claims property for... [MORE]	American for Chavez	Oct 26, 2007 03:12
We went to war because we feared that one man's government, the Iraqi government, would do things that would shake... [MORE]	Reed Cardon	Oct 18, 2007 23:30
If Mr. Chavez continues his anti-Americanism, Citgo's ability to operate in this country should be curtailed. If you hit him... [MORE]	Sig Bloom	Oct 18, 2007 12:10
I myself will never buy Citgo gas. When a Gov. is taken over by one man then this one man... [MORE]	Robert Jones	Oct 18, 2007 12:09
For this very reason. Citgo is a money making enterprise for a nation that calls American's imperialists and our President the... [MORE]	jeff	Oct 18, 2007 10:33
i quit buying andthing from citco years ago....wouldn't buy their gas if it was $.10 a gallon.... [MORE]	don	Oct 18, 2007 10:23
I don't buy CITGO...ever. Not even if it's at an excellent price at my local Navy Exchange gas station. Oh... [MORE]	Frank Morris	Oct 18, 2007 08:36
So Mr. Furchtgott-Roth, like any neocon, prefers to see the profits in the pockets of rich and powerful corporations instead... [MORE]	Roberto	Oct 17, 2007 20:12
...Mr. Furchtgott-Roth would come across as a much more "aware" (I was going to write much less ignorant, but that... [MORE]	Angel Garzón	Oct 17, 2007 18:36
Should've asked the cubans. They have seen it comming since Mr. Chavez is in power.Funny how he can operate his... [MORE]	luisa fern	Oct 17, 2007 17:36
just, wake up america before it s too late [MORE]	victor Godoy	Oct 17, 2007 16:11
This is absurd, the writer has absolutely no idea what he is talking about in terms of what things are...	Raimunda	Oct 17, 2007 09:57
Venezuela does not own majority stakes in the entire US refinery and gasoline business. On the other, foreign companies owned... [MORE]	Hugo	Oct 17, 2007 04:34

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