This article is straightforward gutter journalism from Reuters ( Davide Scigliuzzo). Very thinly veiled hopes for a coup in Venezuela are served up to readers as objective political analysis. Look for whiff of skepticism about the motives of outfits like Moody’s and Stratfor. You won’t find it, or any mention of their track record. In the bad old days (think Chile and Argentina in the 1970s) this kind of journalism would have helped bring about a coup and also helped the perpetrators cover their asses after the fact: “The army had to step in to restore order and economic stability” would have been the refrain. Fortunately, times have changed in South America if not in the corporate press as revealed, for example, by a US-backed coup in 2002 in Venezuela that collapsed and left the opposition completely unmasked – a small point Reuters neglected to mention in this article. The elite opposition in Venezuela and their foreign cheerleaders can’t help themselves. Their golpista colors always bleed through. UPDATE A Reuters journalist, whom I won’t name, sent me a one line reply saying “it’s actually a news service called IFR.” IFR is owned by Thompson Reuters. They have an awards dinner coming up on January 21 at Grosvenor House, London. “It will see over 1,200 of the world’s most senior investment bankers gather to recognise and celebrate capital markets excellence throughout 2014” according to its website. Sounds like very happy group. Who could doubt the reliability and objectivity of their analysis of Venezuela? Talking about the role this class people played in the tanking of the global economy is so 2008. One more thing. The image below is from a recent Telesur article about businesses in Venezuela hoarding and smuggling essential products to create shortages. International outlets are keen to show pictures of long lines and empty shelves in Venezuela but not photos like this. |
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