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Topic: Singer Noelia Says Venezuela
Seized Her Private Jet “Arbitrarily” |
Singer Noelia Says Venezuela
Seized Her Private Jet “Arbitrarily”
Latin American Herald Tribune [Miami FL], by Staff
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Posted By:PageTurner, 1/20/2013 9:17:40 AM
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| MIAMI – Puerto Rican singer Noelia complained that her private plane was “arbitrarily seized” at an airport in Venezuela and asked the nation’s Vice President Nicolas Maduro to take steps to resolve the case. The artist said on Friday that the aircraft was in Venezuela for its possible sale, which in the end never went through. It was scheduled to be back in Florida on Wednesday to fly the artist to California, but was detained at Maiquetia International Airport in Caracas. The private jet with U.S. registration, belonging to the artist and her husband, Jorge Reynoso, was “arbitrarily seized,” the songstress said.
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Comments:
I guess when they want someone´s private jet ... they take someone´s private jet. They are chavistas, and the end justifies the means. A pirate´s life for them!
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
billp, 1/20/2013 9:28:34 AM (No. 9127767)
Government bureaucrats do what they want in a nation with an all-powerful Marxist/socialist government. Coming soon to a nation around you.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
ArthurDent, 1/20/2013 9:45:47 AM (No. 9127806)
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
ArthurDent, 1/20/2013 9:48:05 AM (No. 9127813)
She sounds surprised. The jet went to Venezuela, and is now likely owned by a Venezuelan, I´d guess the only problem is, she didn´t understand that the wealthiest among us are just going to have to give a little more.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Mobyclik, 1/20/2013 9:48:47 AM (No. 9127816)
Obviously she and her husband are rich and greedy and have too much. This isn´t considered ´fair´ and the plane must be taken by the all-caring government and used by all-caring government stooges. THAT´s considered ´fair´ by her overlords.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
nycvoter, 1/20/2013 9:55:57 AM (No. 9127839)
They probably supported the marxist thinking they would be safe. But in the end even those supporters are just the last to be destroyed. marxism leads to destruction. One entertainer learns a lesson.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
lakerman1, 1/20/2013 10:03:40 AM (No. 9127862)
I have to wonder if there is more to the story. Drug smuggling??
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
DaddyO, 1/20/2013 10:07:28 AM (No. 9127869)
Everybody now! "Imagine no possessions.."
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
pineledger, 1/20/2013 10:20:21 AM (No. 9127893)
Bet you they won´t touch the Buffett fleet.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Feebie, 1/20/2013 10:21:44 AM (No. 9127896)
Just as Sean Penn for help, I am sure there is some misunderstanding ... Right?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
msctex1, 1/20/2013 10:40:07 AM (No. 9127924)
I called Sean Penn to ask, #9, but he is evidently out on his new jet today. . .
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
coldoc, 1/20/2013 10:40:22 AM (No. 9127925)
Drive your new Mercedes to mexico and you will probably experience a similar "change of ownership".
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
bigken2, 1/20/2013 10:41:26 AM (No. 9127930)
about time u rich pay your fair share now give obama everything 100 dollors a month is enough for u
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
strike3, 1/20/2013 11:00:51 AM (No. 9127974)
Easy fix, don´t patronize or do business with socialist dictatorships.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
vesicant, 1/20/2013 11:09:04 AM (No. 9127990)
Hmm. First Vittorio Missoni´s plane, now this. The Venezuelan air force must be restocking.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
AntiStatist, 1/20/2013 12:14:12 PM (No. 9128141)
You should conduct such pre-purchase inspections in Florida. Fort Lauderdale airport has a company on-site that specializes in transactions with foreign buyers. It is incredibly naive to take the plane to Venezuela for inspection by a prospective customer.
Perhaps the common language gave the owners and pilots a measure of confidence in the Venezuelan stopover.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
AntiStatist, 1/20/2013 12:15:45 PM (No. 9128145)
You should conduct such pre-purchase inspections in Florida. Fort Lauderdale has a company on-site that specializes in transactions with foreign buyers.
It is incredibly naive to take the plane to Venezuela for inspection.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Safari Man, 1/20/2013 12:20:01 PM (No. 9128160)
If you watch Stossel this weekend you will hear about how this sort of thing is happening all over the USA by police forces.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec, 1/20/2013 12:37:02 PM (No. 9128203)
If she hangs around Venezuela any longer, she`ll be singing for her supper.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
The Advocate, 1/20/2013 1:22:36 PM (No. 9128287)
And Trotsky thought he was safe in Mexico.
The revolution Always eats its own.
Robespierre?
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
King of all trolls, 1/20/2013 1:26:35 PM (No. 9128290)
Send in Sean Penn.
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