HUGO CHAVEZ by Greg Palast. Part 1 of 3

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"TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VENEZUELANS OPPOSED TO PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ..."

The caption let us know this South American potentate was a killer, an autocrat, and the people of his nation wanted him out. The caption continued: "[Venezuelans] marched Saturday to demand his resignation and punishment for those responsible for 17 deaths during a coup in April. 'Chavez leave now!' read a huge banner."

There was no actual story in the Chronicle -- South America simply isn't worth wasting words on -- just the photo and caption. But the Chronicle knew no story was needed. Venezuelans hated their terrible president, and all you needed was this photo to prove it.

And I could confirm the large protests. I'd recently returned from Caracas and watched 100,000 march against President Chavez. I'd filmed them for BBC Television London.

Armed Madhouse Greg Palast Hugo Chazez Venezuela Oil Economy

You'd think George Bush would get down on his knees and kiss Hugo Chavez's behind. Not only has Chavez delivered cheap oil to the Bronx and other poor communities in the United States. And not only did he offer to bring aid to the victims of Katrina. In my interview with the president of Venezuela on March 28, he made Bush the following astonishing offer: Chavez would drop the price of oil to $50 a barrel, "not too high, a fair price," he said — a third less than the $75 a barrel for oil recently posted on the spot market. That would bring down the price at the pump by about a buck, from $3 to $2 a gallon.

But our President has basically told Chavez to take his cheaper oil and stick it up his pipeline. Before I explain why Bush has done so, let me explain why Chavez has the power to pull it off — and the method in the seeming madness of his "take-my-oil-please!" deal.

Venezuela, Chavez told me, has more oil than Saudi Arabia. A nutty boast? Not by a long shot. In fact, his surprising claim comes from a most surprising source: the U.S. Department of Energy. In an internal report, the DOE estimates that Venezuela has five times the Saudis' reserves. However, most of Venezuela's mega-horde of crude is in the Continue reading 'George Bush Should Get Down on his Knees and Kiss Hugo Chavez's Behind'

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perroloco83 (November 23, 2008 at 8:34 am)
maybe you are from the minority of the privileged middle class, some of you say that the oposition of chaves is of ten tousands of people but the people who support him its of millions and that it what i call democraci. you just loose your privileges and get mad for that because you din't want to share them. not only venezuela support chavez but at least 90 procent of the american continent the the opposition are just the elit and the ignoants!who are you pacificguitarist?
pacificguitarist (November 23, 2008 at 1:31 pm)
Lose our privileges? What are you talking about? Thats just propaganda. We aren't losing anything. The rich of Venezuela (which I am not I now live in the U.S.) WANT the poor to get jobs,health care, and make a living. It would be GOOD for BOTH classes.

By the way...your figures are horribly wrong... Independent polls state that the majority of Venezuelans are now against Chavez.
dave777blaster (October 18, 2008 at 4:19 am)
People snicker at Americans all the time
Make no mistake America is not free ,your election process is the worse on the planet and you are #1 at nothing accept starting and losing wars
you have degraded yourselves to that of useless eaters who do not even have the stomach to take back your country.
that is why you live in a delusional state
chanting USA #1 your reality is a lie your situation degrades by the hour.
you are the laughing stock of the free world
and don't even know it.
pacificguitarist (October 18, 2008 at 2:34 pm)
Dave- I don't think you have any idea what you are talking about. Your ideas are so unbelievably off-basis it is laughable. I now know that there is absolutely no way to change your mind because to be honest....you are being a fool, and there is no way to win an argument with a fool.


Goodbye.
dave777blaster (October 20, 2008 at 4:33 am)
It is sad you will not even talk about reality
but elude to innuendos that it is I that is
deluded
jlfittro (October 27, 2008 at 3:39 pm)
pacificguitarist-
It's too easy to write you off as a fool, you a much scarier. Read some history.
pacificguitarist (October 27, 2008 at 4:10 pm)
"you a much scarier." What?

I'm a history and political science major. Fyi.
tonymnyphot65 (October 28, 2008 at 8:48 pm)
dave bravo . sad but true. and they dont even know it
dave777blaster (October 18, 2008 at 4:10 am)
BUT THEY ARE FREE
something worth all that and more.
if you are in the USA you are not free.
your votes are manipulated in The USA
your taxes go to pay the rich bankers as you may have noticed.
and if your skin tone is anything but lily white you are a 2nd class citizen.
kaduisaui (October 8, 2008 at 2:34 am)
lame slide show but great information