Venezuelans burn Exxon 'Judas' in Easter ritual

[Joanne98]

Source: Reuters

CARACAS, March 23 (Reuters) - In a political take on a popular Easter ritual, hundreds of Venezuelans cheered at the burning of an "Judas" effigy symbolizing oil giant Exxon Mobil, which last week lost a battle with the South American nation.

With a pink face, sculpted hair and wearing a pair of aviator-style sunglasses, the model packed with fireworks was hoisted up a pole and set ablaze with a flaming torch on Sunday while African-inspired dancers swayed to fast drum rhythms.

Pinned to the effigy's gasoline-soaked two piece suit a sign read "Mister Exxon."

A British judge last Tuesday lifted a $12 billion freeze on Venezuelan assets awarded to Exxon, dealing a blow to the oil giant in its fight with the OPEC nation over President Hugo Chavez's nationalization crusade.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2329845320080324

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Silly Savages

Don't they know that Bill Richardson is the real Judas?

[fasttense]

2. The people are revolting against their corporate slave masters.

Who would have thought it? Certainly here in the US we just rollover and let the corporations run our lives. With the con men in charge of the executive branch, the religiously insane neocons in charge of the judiciary, and weak kneed appeasers in charge of the legislative branch, Americans have no recourse but to revolt. But of course in the US we will just let our slave masters get everything they want with barely a whimper.

[lapfog_1]

3. Hey... it's not August yet... and they aren't in Nevada!!! -

actually, it's would be a great theme for the Burning Man... burn the oil companies and the CIA.

[Vidar]

4. Hugo & his countrymen are doing Simon Bolivar proud.

[xxqqqzme]

5. too bad our courts don't work as well

exxon has yet to pay up over that oil spill disaster in Alaska.

[otherlander]

6. :D