Venezuela sues black market currency tracker for terrorism

[Bacchus4.0]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-sues-black-market-currency-195814838.html

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's Central Bank filed suit in the U.S. on Friday against a website widely used here to track the plummeting black market value of the country's currency.

In an unusual complaint filled with images, high-flown language and even links to journalists' personal websites, the bank alleged that managers of the site DolarToday are committing cyberterrorism and sowing economic chaos. The suit seeks to shut down the operation and exact monetary damages.

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The complaint against shadowy figures it describes as Venezuelan exiles living in the United States is adorned with screenshots, historical photographs, and stock images of cash.
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DolarToday, which tracks currency trades along the Colombian border, has become a ubiquitous tool to check the value of the parallel market. The site is often blocked in Venezuela, but many people in the smartphone-crazed country use the site's app to check the black market rate throughout the day.

[Zorro]

1. Chavistas have lost their minds

This will not end well.

[COLGATE4]

3. They're rapidly losing touch with whatever reality

still penetrates. I agree. This is not going to end well.

[GGJohn]

4. It's almost like they're purposely trying to self destruct,

well, I say get the hell out of the way and let them.

[COLGATE4]

5. Absolutely right. It's their party. nt

[enid602]

2. markets

Some socialists don't believe in markets, but they still exist.