A new Wikileaks cable could put Blackberry maker RIM in hot water over its dealings in Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela. The cable, written by an anonymous U.S. diplomat, reveals the company was embroiled in a curious 2010 spat over advertising for a theater version of “Jesus Christ, Superstar.” It also suggests just how far the Venezuelan government was willing to go in order to cut off revenue to what it considered antagonistic media outlets.
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