[lbo-talk] Chavez: From Third Way to Socialism

T Fast tfast at yorku.ca
Wed Mar 16 14:05:59 PST 2005



> Dennis Redmond wrote:
>
>>Iraq proves that all you need for a guerilla war is lots of plastic
>>explosives, and cellphones for the trigger.
>
> It helps to have been part of the secret police and military of the
> defeated state too. Contacts, equipment, training.

And don't forget all the loot bags stashed around.

Also in reply to Dennis, I don't think a bay of pigs is what they have in mind. In any case the Migs wont get off the ground. But more important I don't think the US will allow Chavez to keep the migs because it would effectively give him too much power in the region. Perhaps Chavez intends to resell some of the Migs to Cuba which is something the Russians would not want to do directly. Anyway it is a interesting cash of arms. I just hope Chavez is up to something clever but not too clever.

Travis



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