more than 30 radio stations closed ; law proposed to punish `` media crimes '' Chavez government moving `` to silence critics , '' Venezuela intelligence report says . Chavez 's government is `` moving forcefully to silence critics , '' said the unclassified U.S. analysis prepared by the Open Source Center , a U.S. government office that translates and analyzes reports from foreign news organizations . Carlos Lauria , Ecuadorian media have had a turbulent relationship . U.S. denies that media crimes law , radio stations closures are related .
more than 30 radio stations closed ; law proposed to punish `` media crimes '' Chavez government moving `` to silence critics , '' Venezuela intelligence report says . Carlos Lauria , Ecuadorian media have had a turbulent relationship . U.S. denies that media crimes law , radio stations closures are related .