I suppose there is a fine line between political opposition and treason. If a television station did indeed cooperate with a group trying to overthrow the government, is that treason?

During the coup in 2002, and during the 24 hours of huge protests and violence that followed it, this "news" station played cartoons the whole time.

Can you imagine if CNN or Fox News did the same while an "opposition" group of President Bush invaded the White House and took him hostage?

The difference is that in the United States we have many news channels, so most of us would still hear about such events. In Venezuela, there are only a few channels, and my understanding is that this one was the main news channel.

Still, I disagree with his decision to shut down the channel. What he simply should have done was launched his new channel on another frequency and make sure that there are other news sources available to the people. Then one station would not have so much power.

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