Who thinks Hugo Chavez is a dead man?

[Sandpiper]

Now that he's threatened cutting off oil exports to the U.S.?

[Tinoire]

1. Dead man walking. And just called Bush an ass-hole as well as

cursing him out for what he did to Aristide.

Walking. Hugo my friend, watch your back.

[Red_Storm]

2. I wonder what's goin thru his mind......

as he watches the Haiti situation.........

[Liberal_Dog]

3. I'd Cancel His Life Insurance Policy...

if I was his insurance co.

[Robbien]

4. What is the size of his army? Does he have a chance? eom

[The Magistrate]

5. Col. Chavez

Will remain master of the situation in Venezuela, now and for the foreseeable future. He has the support of the great mass of the people, and of the rank and file of the armed forces. These are the critical factors, and there is not much that can be achieved by covert operations against them.

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[gula]

8. In case you haven't noticed

the Bushies are not doing covert anymore.

[The Magistrate]

10. There Will Not Be An Invasion Of Venezuela, Ma'am

Rather too much on the plate just now for such an undertaking: the armed forces are much too busied being shot over in Mesopotamia, which takes up a lot of men and equipment....

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[morgan2]

11. yes but there is a lot of money

in the anti-chavez forces in Venezuela. Give them a few arms and some more money and they may be succesful in their next coup attempt.

[bemildred]

14. They have tried twice, at least, already.

The element of surprise is gone, if it was ever there, and there
is no reason to think the CIA has gotten smarter or Chavez dumber
in the meantime. Oil production is back, unemployment is down,
the economy is growing. It is no accident that Chavez is feeling
feisty.

[The Magistrate]

16. A Few Arms, Mr. Morgan

Will not suffuce against the rank and file of a loyal national army. It is important to preserve a sense of scale about these things....

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[bemildred]

12. Well said Sir.

Saved me the trouble.
Hugo is no fool, although I am surprised he chose to
express himself so "vigorously".

[JNelson6563]

23. that's what we have spooks for

saves us a lot of cash and man-power.

[seventhson]

13. same was true of JFK - but that did not stop the BFEE from wasting him

nobody is "secure" with Bush in office. in all honesty.

[PurityOfEssence]

22. Junior doesn't have much of a history of picking on the strong, does he?

They've already tried two coups, and you know that gets his evil little vengefulness all aboil, but this guy's no pushover.

If he really had some sense, he'd shut off the oil right now and topple Junior. Why not?

What with OPEC's 10% reduction in output, this could be a nightmare.

[I AM SPARTACUS]

6. two guys named George Bush do...

[Minstrel Boy]

7. Chavez is more alive than Bush could ever be.

Easy to be fatalistic, and I often am, but I don't want to give into it tonight.

Tonight, Chavez lives and governs, and that's cause for hope. Bush? He's dead inside.

[Dob Bole]

9. Get Ready for Public Service Announcements

"Brought to you by the friendly CIA of the United States."

[seabeyond]

15. what was it the bush brothers

or one of them anyway into in venezula before the presidency. i dont remember when but i remember reading there wasnt something kosher they were doing there.

[Aidoneus]

17. A year or two ago, I thought he was a dead man

These days, he couldn't be more alive.

[The Magistrate]

18. He Is Good At The Work, My Friend

He has long been a favorite of mine.

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[Aidoneus]

21. and I have long suspected..

that your tastes in such matters are well founded.

:toast:

[Darranar]

19. I hope not!

That speech he just gave was very welcome!

I think they tried Haiti because they failed in Venezuela. Chavez is secure for the moment.

[Matilda]

24. I hope you're right.

I do think perhaps he's being very clever in drawing attention to
Venezuela, so the world will be aware of what's going on.

But Cuba's awfully close to Haiti - good place to station American
troops, just in case there's any trouble from Castro, you know.

[Cat Atomic]

20. Not necessarily.

The CIA (or big business interests, to be precise), isn't unstoppable. In fact, they fuck up all the time.

If Chavez maintains vigorous popular support, he could be just fine. Our assholes will definitely keep trying undermine Venezuela, though.