The Danish Internet-daily 180grader is now pursuing Danish journalist Niels Lindvig (at government owned DR) for promoting Hugo Chavez’ closure of the private venezuelian television station RCTV.
Lindvig essentially said that it was about time to close the television station since it had been broadcasting lies and in 2002 had supported the coup to oust Chavez. Lindvig even dares to accuse the NGO Reporters Without Borders, which has heavily critized Chavez for his crack-down on free speech, for being financed by “Americans” (namely the allegedly neo-conservative American Enterprises Institute) and therefore being an instrument of the Bush-administration. However, on RWB’s homepage one can see the accounting chart, which lists a variety of private and public donors. The AEI is nowhere to be found, but perhaps they are hiding behind some covert CIA-facade led by Dick Cheney?
Of course, Lindvig is entitled to his ridiculous opinions. The real shameful thing is that all Danes are forced to pay for his left-wing propaganda on public radio.
Meanwhile in Caracas students are protesting Chavez ever-growing dictatorial tendencies – and getting beaten up and shot in return. As Daniel from Venezuela News and Views writes:
There was only one thing missing in Chavez fascist list of accomplishments: shooting peaceful student protests. Yesterday events at Plaza Brion of Chacaito, a central district of Caracas, were another milestone in Chavez descent into petty tyrant status towards open fascism. We even had serious injuries when a group of hooded thugs attacked the pacific rally at University of Carabobo (we must always observe the “courage” of these chavista supporters attacking marches with bandannas or masks on their faces, preferably on fast motorbikes so they can escape, XXI century socialism S.A.).
To have Chavez running Venezuela is a disaster. But to have a Danish journalist on national, public-paid radio support him is simply an outrage. But then again, Lindvig would probably prefer if Denmark went back to the situation before Denmarks Radio had their monopoly broken – which is the same direction Venezuela is heading: Only one station, only one truth.