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As to Chavez, I am trying to decide from your voluminous articles if you think that he really is a great guy vs the evil Bush. Chavez, best buddies with Castro who is the plague of Cuba.
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I thought Host's choice of articles carefully laid out the background information to support his theory.
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Chavez Gives Land Titles to the Indigenous: Chavez is an elected president that is actually fulfilling his campaign promises. He is widely popular for that reason.
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CHAVEZ: INSIDE THE COUP: The US was quietly funding Chavez' opponent prior to the election believing him to be more amenable to our oil interests. When that failed and Chavez nationalized the oil resources, a media driven "coup" took place. Host then provides information on why the coup failed. It is reasonable to suspect there are US fingerprints on that effort as well. What else could the Bush administration say other than "ridiculous?"
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Televangelist Calls for Chavez' Death:A christian commentator calls for the assassination of an elected president. I don't believe there is a christian term for this reprehensible statement, but "fatwa" would apply.
The Bush administration has a very effective media machine and perhaps Robertson is a part of it. His bombast at the same that Rumsfeld is in SA may just be coincidence. The US clearly has a history of interfering with soveign governments to protect our oil interests so I don't find Host's argument to be without merit.
For the record, I am a fiscal conservative and a social progressive.