Thursday, May 15, 2008

From the Department of Huge Surprises

Hugo Chavez supports the FARC. Evidently, he does so avidly.

I wonder if this will make everyone take him a little more seriously. Thus far, lots of people have focused more on his buffoonery than his capacity to wreak havoc in the Andes and beyond. And while he was out of line calling Bush the devil, and it was satisfying seeing the Spanish king shut him up like a schoolboy, Chavez's potential menace goes far beyond rhetorical fireworks. Hopefully, the world community (especially South American leaders) will hold him to account, and stop treating him like a well-intentioned cut-up.

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