Why does Slashdot keep sending garbage about Venezuela to my inbox? The truth is, 90 percent of that country's media is privately owned and criticizes Pres. Chavez aggressively. Globovision is the worst of the lot. It actively participated in the military coup to overthrow the democratically elected government, and also supported the coup in Honduras. The owner, Zuloaga, is nothing but a little Nazi. Another article recently declared that Venezuela was engaged in a huge military buildup, despite the fact (confirmed by the CIA) that their military spending is lower than most of their neighbours! How about a story about the SEVEN military bases the American Empire is building in Columbia? Think that might constitute a threat to democracy?