HUGO CHAVEZ: DEAD AT 58 - Mar 05,2013

Mr. Chávez long accused the United States of trying to undermine or even assassinate him, using Washington as a foil to build support or distract attention from deeply rooted problems at home, like high inflation and soaring crime. Chavez was far from perfect but he cared for his people and refused to kiss Americas feet and any other part of its anatomy. Like Castro, he was thus cast as Satan. He just said no to the Banana Republic status. Nobody knows how this is going to unfold in the short term, but in the end Liberty will prevail, just as it did every where it flowered, starting in America and France in the 18th century. We all should try to be on the right side of history, whatever big oil thinks.

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