Whatever he good may or may not do in Venezuela itself, Hugo Chavez consistently shows himself to be an imbecile when it comes to world affairs.In a televised speech socialist politicians from various countries , Chavez managed to support Carlos the Jackal, reiterate his friendship for Mugabe and Ahmadinejad and even consider that Amin was not such a bad fellow after all...
The Venezuelan president praised Carlos — aka Ilich Sanchez Ramirez, a poor little rich kid Venezuelan who was generally who took up terrorism as something to do – as a useless as a freedom fighter — "revolutionary fighter" who supported the cause of the Palestinians. (not that his acts really did much to help the Palestinian cause much. "They accuse him of being a terrorist, but Carlos really was a revolutionary fighter,"
Chavez also sought to defend other leaders he said are wrongly labelled "bad boys" internationally, including Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Chavez called both of them brothers and said he now wonders whether Ugandan dictator Idi Amin was truly as brutal as he was reputed to be.
"We thought he was a cannibal," Chavez said, referring to Amin, whose regime was notorious for torturing and killing suspected opponents in the 1970s. "I have doubts. ... I don't know, maybe he was a great nationalist, a patriot."
Carlos the Jackal was hardly a principled fighter dedicated to the Palestinian cause. He was clearly in it for the money and, presumably, the violence. What does Chavez have to say about Carlos being hired by the Securitate to kill Romanian dissidents,. not that he was successful...
As for Mugabe and Ahmadinejad, Chavez once again spits in the face of those who want a better Zimbabwe and Iran but, hey Mugabe and Ahmadinejad are anti American so it’s all okay...
And Amin, where do you start?
The more Chavez opens his mouth the more of a twat he sounds. Perhaps he would be better sticking to Venezuela and not making an idiot of him
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Mr Chavez has certainly a great deal of sense outside his head.
Chavez annoyed the @#$%! out of George W. Bush, and that made me predisposed to like him... until the first time I saw him interviewed. I hate to say it, but the phrase "tinpot dictator" came to mind, whether appropriate or not. He has the bearing, personality, and excess of self-assured grandiosity to play that role.
Good one Sean
There's the rub Steve. He's virulently anti-American which means he appeals to plenty of fellow leftists. Sadly he is also so full of shit...
Well, if he admires Robert Mugabe, then I'm not sure that what he does inside Venezuela would be any good either. Foreign affairs have a way of having internal repercussions, and it was when Mugabe decided to stick his oar in the civil war in Congo that the shit really hit the fan in Zim.
You may be surprise if you read his words into the real context. He is not anti-American, he is anti-imperialist, if you have read Noam Chomsky may help you see the difference. Chavez is not a perfect man, but in front of the permanent bulling that Venezuela is submitted since 1999, is very easy to question the bad things that had been said about others, specially when you see the lies that the media spread about yourself.
Mugabe helped grind Zimbabwe into teh ground. Describing him as a fine fellow is idiotic.
William it may be a reaction to hostility but his choice of allies does not reflect well on him,. As a leftist he should be better than that. That he is not angers me as he is falling into the same hackneyed trap of "my enemy's enemy is my friend"
"consistently shows himself to be an imbecile"
I am afraid that the League of Imbeciles will sue you for slander soon, Jams.
My apologies to that august body!
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