uncharted.ca

I think what made Chavez seem so peculiar to so many people is that what he did was, in fact, incredibly peculiar. To stand up to the classist, racist, sexist, authoritarian leader of the U.S. and to mince no words reviling his immorality, was indeed incredibly peculiar. So let’s all stand up to power and privilege and take the stigma out of doing so. It is part of removing the smell of sulfur from the air.

Because of the apparent connection between the oil workers' union--the key union of the labor center Confederation of Venezuelan Workers (CTV in Spanish) and whose leader, Carlos Ortega, was the president of the CTV--and the coup attempt, and the long-standing ties between the CTV and the US labor center, the AFL-CIO, questions have risen about possible involvement of the AFL-CIO in the coup attempt.

mis-firing brain cells

...a wanna-be terrorist groupie like Chavez...

On the other hand, I've spoken to people who lived in Venezuela, and Chavez does not appear to be a good man. He's a dictator. How ruthless a dictator, I have no idea. But he is definitely not fit to be a hero of the American Left.

Chavez Wins Third Term

Posted on Dec 4, 2006
Hugo Chavez
alternet.org

Hugo Chavez has successfully defended his post and secured another six year term as Venezuela’s president following an election held on Sunday. During his acceptance speech, Chavez reprised his pet name for President Bush, saying his victory was “another defeat for the devil.”