Since we are on the subject of Chavez’ respect for the Constitution and democracy, Chavez former Minister of Defense, retired General Raul Salazar, says in this week’s, Quinto Dia, that the President wanted to take over the Venezuelan Congress in 1999, but he stopped it. He also says some people approached him about a coup before Chavez’ inauguration and he also opposed it.
The Devil's Excrement
Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
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