Chavez is Castro's True Heir
Raul Castro is his brother's heir within Cuba. but that seems to matter little. Cuba is a small country with a non-existent economy and very little real power in the world.
enter Venezuela's (oil rich) President Hugo Chavez. for a long time Fidel's student, Chavez is now stepping up to the role of Anti-American Knight In Shining Armor.
hugo looking huge ... a bit plump
for a champion of the hungry?
just this week, he launched a direct attack on President Bush, something even Iran's president did not do while at the UN:
"Yesterday, the devil came here," Chavez said, referring to Bush's address before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. "Right here. Right here. And it smells of sulfur still today, this table that I am now standing in front of."
He then made the sign of the cross, brought his hands together as if praying and looked up at the ceiling.
Lest anyone wasn't listening, Chavez continued:
"Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the president of the United States, the gentleman to whom I refer as the devil, came here, talking as if he owned the world. Truly. As the owner of the world," Chavez said.
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This, of course, must be understood in the context of Venezuela's campaign to become a member of the UN's Security Council (the US, of course, has openly opposed it). This has become Chavez' first real test of head-to-head lobbying against the U.S., and in so doing, he has taken up the mantle that Fidel wore for so many years.
this will, at the very least, be interesting to watch.
enter Venezuela's (oil rich) President Hugo Chavez. for a long time Fidel's student, Chavez is now stepping up to the role of Anti-American Knight In Shining Armor.
hugo looking huge ... a bit plump
for a champion of the hungry?
just this week, he launched a direct attack on President Bush, something even Iran's president did not do while at the UN:
"Yesterday, the devil came here," Chavez said, referring to Bush's address before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. "Right here. Right here. And it smells of sulfur still today, this table that I am now standing in front of."
He then made the sign of the cross, brought his hands together as if praying and looked up at the ceiling.
Lest anyone wasn't listening, Chavez continued:
"Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the president of the United States, the gentleman to whom I refer as the devil, came here, talking as if he owned the world. Truly. As the owner of the world," Chavez said.
See Full Story
This, of course, must be understood in the context of Venezuela's campaign to become a member of the UN's Security Council (the US, of course, has openly opposed it). This has become Chavez' first real test of head-to-head lobbying against the U.S., and in so doing, he has taken up the mantle that Fidel wore for so many years.
this will, at the very least, be interesting to watch.
posted by Yimboro | 4:09 PM
1 Comments:
i believe it is now down to Venezuela and Guatemala, so the easy answer is, Venezuela has a 50-50 chance.
of course, things are not that simple. the US has backed Guatemala, and directly opposed Venezuela.
most latin american countries are keeping their vote close to their vest (the vote is on October 16). Mexico has openly sided with the US (i don't think that was a surprise).
i think Guatemala will win. why? most Latin American nations are a bit threatened by Hugo Chavez's leftist program in Venezuela. to vote for Venezuela will be a vote of support for Chavez's leftist agenda.
i dont think the ruling classes of Latin American (i.e. the people who will be voting)are willing to make such an endorsement.
that's just my take on it, i really don't know.
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