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"I never saw a (US) foreign intervention that The Times did not support, never saw a fare....rent....or utility increase that it did not endorse, never saw it take the side of labor in a strike or lockout, or advocate a raise for underpaid workers. And don't get me started on universal health care and Social Security. So why do people think The Times is liberal?"
Moreover, why should anyone think its so-called news and information is anything more than propaganda for the imperial interests it serves, Romero in Caracas included. In his and other Times reports, truth is always the first casualty. Readers beware.
After the Miami Herald owned El Nuevo Herald cited an unnamed US intelligence source calling Chavez's condition "critical - not on the brink of death, but critical....complicated (and) terminal," major media reports, including Romero's, began hyperventilating sensationalist accounts about him.
On June 23, he headlined, "Chavez's Stay in Cuba Stirs a Debate at Home," saying:
Opponents "already chafing at (his) reliance on Cuban advisers for military and intelligence affairs" now question his legitimacy "to oversee national affairs for an undetermined stretch of time from outside the country."
In fact, while visiting Cuba on the last leg of his Latin American tour he took ill, complaining of pelvic area pain that, in fact, required emergency June 11 surgery. More on that below.
On June 24, Romero headlined, "Venezuela: Chavez Breaks Silence; Says Little," saying:
He "broke an unusual stretch of silence with four brief Twitter messages....laden with references to military glory, Venezuela's national anthem," and other comments unrelated to his health. In fact, he and Venezuelan officials kept the public informed with regular reports on his condition, even though major surgery makes it hard for anyone to do it.
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