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2005-02-25 Caribbean-Latin America

Defying U.S., Venezuela's Chavez embraces socialism

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Posted by (Cobra) 2005-02-25 5:12:42 PM|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why would the U. S. care if Chavez adopts socialism when he's already displayed his ability to put his country's economy in the toilet? Sounds like a problem for his own people and an opportunity for the rest of Latin America to see that Cuba is not a result of the American embargo. Good luck Hugo. If you had any style you'd have bodyguards like Muammar.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-02-25 7:30:18 PM|| 2005-02-25 7:30:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 mmmmm ...Fembots

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-25 7:35:23 PM|| 2005-02-25 7:35:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Chavez go ahead and turn your country into a socialistic shit hole. Quit raging us about it. We don't give a flying leap. As long as you take our money for your oil things will be fine.
If you stop then we might give a a FF. So STFU

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-02-25 8:35:46 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-02-25 8:35:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 except, like Fidel, they don't stay contained - they have to undermine neighbors

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-25 9:09:01 PM|| 2005-02-25 9:09:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Fred, he can try. I am not sure how Colombians, Equadorians and Bolivians will feel about it, but if he continues, there may be a nice regional war in the near future. Of course, I feel sorry for Venezuelans too--if he consolidates his power, as it looks that is his top priority, the socialism thingy is essentially him saying he would like to become a for-life-uber-ruler--they may be stuck in a shithole of a country for a decade or two.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-02-25 9:21:25 PM|| 2005-02-25 9:21:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Embraces?

More like humps it's leg.

Posted by mojo 2005-02-25 9:42:48 PM|| 2005-02-25 9:42:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Unfortunately, it looks like Ecuador and Bolivia-- plus Peru-- may be moving in the same shitty direction.

Posted by Wuzzalib 2005-02-25 9:52:04 PM|| 2005-02-25 9:52:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 "The only destabilizer here is George W. Bush, heâs the big destabilizer in the world, heâs the threat," Chavez said.

Nice to see the dictators of the world understand that.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2005-02-25 10:09:33 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-02-25 10:09:33 PM|| Front Page Top

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