Vantage PointStrategic marketing concepts and business observations. Small business start-up experiences. Saturday, May 13, 2006Someone sent me the following email a few weeks ago. I was skeptical at first so I verified Citgo's ownership on their website and in SEC filings. I never knew it was owned by the Venezuelan government. The email has stayed in my mind, so much so that I've thought about picketing the gas stations around town to bring awareness to the public. Then today I read an article in the St. Petersburg Times that quoted other South American leaders as being annoyed by Chavez's meddling in their politics as he expands his reach across borders.##### PLEASE forward this to as many people as possible. s>  Cindy & Chavez Venezuela Dictator Vows To Bring Down U.S. Government Venezuela government is sole owner of Citgo gasoline company Venezuela Dictator Hugo Chavez has vowed to bring down the U.S. government. Chavez, president of Venezuela, told a TV audience: "Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century." The guest on his television program, beamed across Venezuela, was Cindy Sheehan, the antiwar activist. Chavez recently had as his guest Harry Belafonte, who called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world." Chavez is pushing a socialist revolution and has a close alliance with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Regardless of your feelings about the war in Iraq, the issue here is that we have a socialist dictator vowing to bring down the government of the U.S. And he is using our money to achieve his goal! The Venezuela government, run by dictator Chavez, is the sole owner of Citgo gas company. Sales of products at Citgo stations send money back to Chavez to help him in his vow to bring down our government. Take Action Please decide that you will not be shopping at a Citgo station. Why should U.S. citizens who love freedom be financing a dictator who has vowed to take down our government? Very important. Please forward this to your friends and family. Most of them don't know that Citgo is owned by the Venezuela government. YOU CAN VERIFY THIS ON THE CITGO WEB PAGE. http://www.citgo.com/AboutCITGO.jsp .: posted by Carol Gamel - Carol@GoldenStarFruit.com 8:50 AM| |
 
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