[Marxism] Opposition leader says Chávez wants Venezuela to be like Cuba

["Walter Lippmann" <walterlx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Opposition leader says Chávez wants Venezuela to be like Cuba

http://www.eluniversal.com/2007/01/18/en_pol_art_18A825997.shtml

President Hugo Chávez "is a tyrant who intends to turn Venezuela into
Cuba," said Zulia Governor and ex single opposition candidate Manuel
Rosales in an interview released Thursday by Brazilian daily O Globo.

The Venezuelan political dissent will create "a democratic
resistance" to prevent Chávez' government from undermining freedom of
expression with decisions such as the non-renewal of a broadcasting
license to private TV channel Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), the
leader said, as quoted by Efe.

"President Chávez has showed who he is -a despot intending to turn
Venezuela into Cuba. Chávez wants to build an autocracy, a militarist
government with a democratic façade," he lamented.

Rosales criticized also the government plans to nationalize
telecommunications company Cantv. In his view, this move will give
the ruler the control over Internet and data transmission services,
particularly in election times.


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