And if you look closely, you'll see in the shadows one other character with the power over Venezuela's future... George Bush. Fresh from bringing democracy to Afghanistan and Iraq, the US strongman has quietly turned his sights southward.
Mr. Bush has quite a different idea of democracy than the 'Chavistas' in the red t-shirts. Elections don't necessarily figure into Bush's picture of democracy. The White House once said that Chavez' winning a crushing majority of the vote in his 2000 election did not confer "legitimacy" on Chavez' presidency. Hmmm.
The director of the CIA, George Tenet, testified to the US Congress that Venezuela "worries" him. And that should worry the Venezuelans - except, of course, the blondes who, like the US president, seem to prefer their democracy without elections. article
I have a page on my website keeping track of what's happening in Venezuela, as there is no doubt in my mind that it's high on our list of countries to be invaded.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
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