Hugo's World
Published December 30, 2006
Hugo Chávez's sweeping election win may be read as a simple mandate for the demagogic Venezuelan leader to push on with his plans to transform his country with what he calls "21st-century socialism," designed to empower the impoverished masses with state-controlled oil profits, as described in my article last week. But for the region and the world, his victory could mean much more.
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World Politics Watch International News Editor Guy Taylor interviews Jose Orozco (pictured above), a freelance journalist based in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Guy Taylor is a freelance journalist and writer based in
Washington, D.C. He is the contributing international news editor for World Politics Watch and was recently the recipient of an...
