An excellent dissertation on who Chavez is, his true agenda and his willingness to use whatever means are necessary to stay in power. He’s a latter day Salvador Allende. Fortunately for Chile, they had a Pinochet who put an end to the madness and saved his country from ruin - no matter how his countrymen now forget his contributions. Without a Pinochet, Venezuela will squander its resources and the madman Chavez will resort to increasingly draconian measures to keep the citizens of Venezuela under his heel.
Here’s the link from the Heritage Foundation