Hugo Chavez funeral photos: a charismatic bigot who knew his crowd
HUGO Chávez has been lying in state in an open casket in Caracas. The poor looked on and in. Many wept. Elsewhere many wondered what next for the Axis of Diesel, the bond that links Venezuela to Iran, Cuba and Syria. Chavez expressed solidarity with Robert Mugabe, Colonel Gaddafi and President Assad. If you don’t like America – and America is not keen on you – Chavez was an ally-in-waiting. And he had charisma. In 2005, officials from Venezuela signed a deal to send cheap heating oil to the poor of Massachusetts. Local congressman William Delahunt called the deal “an expression of humanitarianism at its very best”. We thought America would get the oil, spin it on the money markets and sell it on at massive profit. It didn’t. Sure, Chavez was a bigot, a racist and violent, but he knew himself and he knew his crowd…
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A child runs past a wall with a stencil graffiti of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez and spray-painted writing that reads in Spanish; "I will be present in the fight. Chavez lives in the heart of the people," in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Battling an unspecified cancer, Chavez died Tuesday. His body was taken to the military academy Wednesday, where he started his army career, his flag-draped coffin lying in state as a mile-long line of mourners came to pay homage Thursday. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Posted: 9th, March 2013 | In: Politicians Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
