No he has not. Chavez has said repeatedly that he wants peace and fair dealings with the United States. He has repeated it at the recently concluded heads of commonwealth meeting when he met Obama publicly.
The man appeared on 60 Minutes and said the same thing again. He was FIRMLY against George Bush and the imperialisitic and expansionist policies of the US.If you knew even a little of the history of Latin America you would have little to no grounds to argue against the exploitation of Latin America by the US, and the hardships caused by its interference in the region's affairs. He is also against The US treatment of Cuba. But he has helped US Citizens where he can and when he can.In many instances more than its other allies, and more than its own government. He has made great strides in arresting Drug Traffickers and attempting to stem the flow of drugs from within Venzeula and the traffic of drugs through that country. And he is a Democratically elected leader. The same Democracy that the US implemented by force in other countries, is the same Democracy they now choose not to recognise when it does not suit them. You seem to know some of the other side to the other stories, such as the Foreign companies etc. There are two sides to every story, and what you should have learnt by now is that you NEVER trust the view put forward by the US government. Look at what the other independent agencies, other US Allies etc. are saying first. And the only ones vilifying Chavez in this manner is the United States. And Chavez is no saint, and I don't agree with several of his decisions....but on this specific issue I don't agree with the US position. 2009/11/10 Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> > > I disagree that there is no basis in reality. > > HE has made it clear, by his actions and rhetoric, where he falls on the > friend/enemy scale. Who started it is moot at this point. We are on > opposite > teams, by his choice as much as ours. > > He has stolen billions of dollars of foreign company ownership. Rightly or > wrongly (I will admit there is some basis to the complaints against those > companies), the way he did it is anathema to the "American Way". > > His anti-media laws are not compatible with the idea of freedom of the > press > (or freedom) > > He is an avowed Socialist and Marxist. We don't like them good. > > Plus, he attempted to overthrow his government by organizing a military > coup. > > Is he as bad as some of our "friends"? No. Is he a good guy in my eyes? No. > Is he potentially dangerous to his neighbors? Yeah, I think so. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:307610 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
