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All items tagged ChavezGlobal Must Read ArticlesFebruary 23, 2009 | Say No to False Democracy, Latin AmericaHugo Chavez continues to “demolish the democratic institutions” that enabled Venezuela its relative successes over the past 40 years. ++ Most worrying is his endorsement of the crippling view that reform and so-called “bourgeois” democracy cannot create social justice: his alternative “reeks of patronage” and has done little to develop the country. ++ As is ... MoreFebruary 17, 2009 | President Chavez for Eternity January 22, 2009 | Putin and Chavez: Partners In CrimePresident Chavez and PM Putin are “enjoying a burgeoning friendship,” finding common ground in their oppression of dissidents and the violent crime ruling their cities. ++ Their regimes do little to tackle the pervasive murder of political objectors and journalists; instead, the citizenry is faced with “a leviathan cloaked in the misappropriated vocabulary of democracy.” ... MoreNovember 28, 2008 | An End to Latin American DragooningA third of the US’ oil, most of its immigrants, and nearly all of its cocaine come from Latin America. ++ President-elect Obama could easily overlook the region as he enters office at such a demanding time; that would be foolish. ++ Given the maladroit leadership of President Bush, little more will be needed than “good sense and sensitivity” to turn the relationship around. ++ ... MoreOctober 9, 2008 | Anti-Americanism Made by MedvedevRussian President Medvedev continues the wave of anti-US invective of his predecessor. ++ After 9/11, the US failed to spread democracy around the world, choosing to “consolidate its global domination” instead. ++ Europe should intensify its relations with Russia to “unite the whole Euro-Atlantic region.” ++ The US suffers from a “very dangerous disease” called ... More |
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