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More Ricean Sabre Rattling
February 20, 2006 ( politics )
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is one of the biggest dangers facing Latin America, Washington has said.US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice said Mr Chavez was trying to influence others away from democracy, and called for a united front against him.
--BBC
I continue to have very mixed feelings about Chavez. On the one hand, he is a megalomaniac and has authoritarian leanings. On the other hand, just 'cus you're paranoid doesn't mean that they're not out to get you. He's weathered one coup, and I wouldn't be surprised if his accusations towards the US had some merit, but the US certainly isn't about to say "yup, we were trying to foment revolution." Regardless, he is loved by the poor, and has implemented a lot of pro-poor policies, as well as helping their Caribbean and South American neighbors with cheap oil. Not to mention TeleSur, as a non-American news source for Latin America.
Posted by griffjon at February 20, 2006 08:57 AM
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