Posted on 11/21/2004 10:27:56 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel
CARACAS, Venezuela-Shoppers crowd Venezuela's shopping malls, two years after they were padlocked during a national strike against President hugo Chaves. The economy is robust once again. The mass demonstrations that paralyzed the capitol are no more.
But underneath the veneer of normalcy in this oil-rich nation is deep frustration felt by Chavez's opponents after three attempts to unseat him failed: a coup, a national srike and a referendum. They are in dissaray and unable to challenge a preisent they accuse of steering Venzuela into a Cuba-style dictatorship.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...
They should have killed him in the coup. If you're going to have a coup, do it right or don't do it at all.
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