[pariah]

No, Chavez doesn't sound at all intelligent to me, really your typical egoistic, ideology-bound wannabe dictator, with totally transparent motives. If it is true that his support is around a mere 35%, and confined largely to the lower classes, I would say this thing is not over by a long shot. There are bound to be more mass demonstrations recurring, as the economy continues to tailspin. Perhaps a genuine popular uprising, as I wouldn't think the Venezuelan people have been sufficiently disarmed at this point. Wish I had more detailed information on Venezuelan polotical dynamics, but I can only watch and wait...

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Wish I had more detailed information on Venezuelan polotical dynamics, but I can only watch and wait...

Chavez needs watching. His active courting and associations with anti-American countries and his pointed attempts
to control the Venezuelan oil supply, makes him a big threat to the U.S. and the free world.