tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post44391056250604828..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: Chavez is a brute and a clown, Evo an ignoramus and Ortega a ding bat dixit the Spanish foreign serviceDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-322924608180802632010-12-10T18:46:33.655+01:002010-12-10T18:46:33.655+01:00The wikileaks people are to be commended in provid...The wikileaks people are to be commended in providing us with this inside baseball on what the various governments really think of Chavez, as well as what the real practices of his government amount to when selling "the peoples' oil" at firesale prices.jeffry househttp://jeffryhouse.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-78476311833339271902010-12-10T17:04:27.642+01:002010-12-10T17:04:27.642+01:00There is a current of XXI century socialism that t...There is a current of XXI century socialism that thinks that the cable leaks are the works of the US foreign office, including Mr Heinz Dieterich, the intellectual of that current. So far, all I see from those leaks tends to confirm that conspiracy theory. However, I am a firm believer in " Occam razor" otherwise known as principle of parsimony and see no malevolence where straight stupidity and carelessness on the pat of Hillary Clinton's office can explain it all. Nevertheless, the whole thing is very amusing.Charlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-35062465239787976072010-12-10T16:27:13.031+01:002010-12-10T16:27:13.031+01:00It looks like Chavez has successfully put foreign...It looks like Chavez has successfully put foreign governments that might criticize him on the defensive.The Spanish say it's counterproductive to confront him anyway because he would actually use that to score propaganda points and increase his support.Chavez would also immediately counter by claiming that he is being attacked by the European lackeys of the Empire.<br /><br />Spain was trying to secretly work against him( Chavez) by feeding information to the European press of his misdeeds.They were also working with the US to promote real democracy in LA. Of course it is only to Chavez's benefit that all this has become public.firepigettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17348890269608169297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-14502906051525619522010-12-10T16:10:32.095+01:002010-12-10T16:10:32.095+01:00"the GOV message was that Spain was worrying ..."the GOV message was that Spain was worrying about "peanuts" <br />by focusing on issues such as press freedoms and human <br />rights. Spain should instead be focused on strategic issues <br />such as energy cooperation. The Venezuelans said they were <br />delivering the same message to Washington. They welcomed <br />Spanish energy firms to Venezuela."<br /><br />nice to know their prioritiesJFEnoreply@blogger.com