WHERE IS HUGO? RAHEEM KASSAN
http://www.thecommentator.com/article/2839/deny_deny_deny
Chavez isn’t dead, they profess. So where is he then?
After a flurry of rumour over the past few days, the Chavistas are out in force again, proclaiming for all to hear, “Chavez isn’t dead!”
So where is he then?
It was reported that Chavez recently returned to Venezuela, wherein he resumed normal Twitter activity. No, seriously.
This, apparently, is proof enough for a man to remain President, even though he hasn’t been sworn in again since he recent re-election. Opposition figures (naturally, you might add) have raised questions over the constitutionality of the matter.
But Reuters reports that Chavez’s henchmen are ‘mocking’ the reports of his demise, a statement that in fact came from the reliable, former ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Guillermo Cochez.
Never, of course, would I callously wish death upon anyone who had not brought it upon themselves (clarifying, for those of you who’ll no doubt critique my defence of tackling terrorism) – but at the same time, it strikes me that Venezuela as a democratic state has been under assault for very many years by Chavez and his thugs, and the demise of even a pretence of democracy is upon us in the country.
It’s a shame that at such a critical time, all Chavez’s yes-men can do is “mock” those concerned for Venezuela.
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