Comments on: The FARC Farce: Starring Hugo Chavez, Directed by Oliver Stone

By: vladbox

vladbox — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:38:11 +0000

I am from Colombia and I am truly surprised by the ignorance of the positive effect American aid has had on Colombia. For the past two decades and in part a result of US aid, Colombia has effectively combated two U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (the FARC and the ELN – two groups that kidnap and murder civilians and attack the country’s infrastructure) and also dismantled a third – the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). Since Uribe won the Colombian presidency, terrorist attacks in Colombia decreased by 63% and kidnappings by 78%. For the first time in recent history, the Colombian government has a presence in all of its municipalities. Rather than rail against progress in Colombia, we should support it.

Oiver Stone’s assertion in other interviews about Hugo Chavez being a man of law and a good leader are not only ignorant, but also absurd. Chavez has curtailed freedom of speech and eliminated the judiciary’s independence in Venuzuela. While Colombia has a strong economy growing at 6% and unemployment in the single digits, Venuzuela now has the hemisphere’s highest inflation rate and due to Chavez’s imposed price controls, the country has food shortages on even the most basic foods such as milk, meat, and sugar. Caracas, Venezulas’s capital, is now filled with crime – even garbage goes uncollected! If Chavez is the type of leader Oliver Stone wants, then maybe he should leave his cozy little mansion in th US and move to caracas.

By: Dark Helmet

Dark Helmet — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:10:24 +0000

It’s simple really…. no more stone movies, kick him in the crotchbox office & everyone STOP BUYING CITGO!

Put your dollars where your mouth is.

By: PajamasMediaSucks

PajamasMediaSucks — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:29:11 +0000

Bridget Johnson is nothing but another ignorant right-wing apparatchik looking to spin in all manner of wacky and false directions what she doesn’t understand, so that YOU don’t understand it either.

If you want the real story, read:

http://www.borev.net/

He’s been following this thing. YOU have not, so stop pontificating.

By: Fernanda

Fernanda — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:14:06 +0000

Both Chavez and FARC leadership are members of the Foro de Sao Paulo, a organization that coordinates the far left in Latin America. It was founded by Lula and Fidel Castro in the 90′s to promote the growth of the left-wing that we actually watch in many of it’s countries.

By: patagonianplato

patagonianplato — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:01:01 +0000

Dear Mrs. Johnson,

Do you know how two Venezuelan helicopters were not only able to violate Columbian airspace with impunity but also to land on Columbian territory? After President Uribe caught President Chavaz engaging in direct negotiations with Columbian military officials, he told Chavez to butt-out.

By: recalcitrant

recalcitrant — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:10:54 +0000

Bridget, your article states, “He doesn’t give poor Americans discounted heating oil out of the goodness of his heart; he does it to curry favor with left-wing Americans and to make Bush look bad.”
If there is one certainty for the Bush administration, its that Bush does not need Hugo Chavez to make him look bad.
Besides, no matter how you attempt to spin Chavez’s intent, you are pointing out nothing less than this country has been doing for decades. Political s.o.p.
try again.

By: Curly Smith

Curly Smith — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:28:14 +0000

“There are some good Americans,” Stone told Chavez, purportedly referring to himself. “That’s why I’m here.”

So the “good Americans” were tied-up somewhere else?

I fear that I don’t understand the “hostage rescue” angle. If, as the article says,

“Any hostage releases in the past have not involved Chavez; they simply release them near the Red Cross and that’s that. This is going to get milked for all it can.”,

then this is simply “released hostage transportation”, there is no rescue involved. Oh wait, now I understand, it’s as much of a rescue as Oliver Stone is a good American. If Stone made pictures worth watching then he wouldn’t have to resort to stunts like these to get noticed. Wouldn’t it be simpler if he just went on strike?

By: Fred Beloit

Fred Beloit — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:22:38 +0000

“”There are some good Americans,” Stone told Chavez, purportedly referring to himself. “That’s why I’m here.”
Good thing Ollie added that last bit; there is no way his name would have come up in connection with a list of good Americans otherwise.

By: Rubicon

Rubicon — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:42:30 +0000

Now wouldn’t it be quite a surprise to Chavez if the Colombian Air Force intercepted those “rescue” helicopters & turned them back. Or, knowing Chavez was on-board one of them, happened to accidentally open fire because they thought their nation was under attack &/or the helicopters had fired on them?!?!

Methinks there are some folk who would even pay an under the table reward for such an accident! And Ollie Stone could show the film to the world & howl about covert operations too!!