Hugo Chavez: “Comrade Bush” Has Become Socialist
Well as a result of President Bush’s massive federal bailout plan President Bush has received a ringing endorsement from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez:
Socialist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mocked George W. Bush as a “comrade” on Wednesday, saying the U.S. president was a hard-line leftist for his government’s intervention of major private banks in the U.S. [...]
Venezuelans Protest Chavez’s Socialism
Finally there is some very encouraging news from Venezuela this morning:
Riot police used tear gas Wednesday as they blocked hundreds of Venezuelans protesting what they call new moves by President Hugo Chavez to concentrate his power. The demonstrators said a blacklist barring key opposition candidates from elections and a series of socialist decrees are destroying [...]
Hugo Chavez Goes Weapons Shopping in Russia
The little dictator in Venezuela is making another bold move: he’s headed back to Russia to buy more weapons:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez heads to Moscow today to shop for tanks, air defense systems and other weaponry as Latin America’s arms race quickens amid signs that his regional influence is waning.
Past Venezuelan arms purchases from Russia [...]