Chavez Says He Has White House Informant

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Citing what he said were warnings from an alleged White House informant, Chavez told thousands of supporters at a campaign rally that President Bush has ordered him to be killed before he leaves office in 2008.

Bush "has said that before he goes, Hugo Chavez shouldn't be the president of Venezuela," Chavez told the crowd. "The president of the United States has said it, especially in recent days. What he doesn't know is that I have friends in the White House."

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Venezuela's Constitution allows a president to be re-elected only once in immediate succession. If Chavez wins a second six-year term in December, he wouldn't be able to run again in 2012 without a legal change.

Chavez has floated the possibility of changing Venezuela's constitution to allow indefinite re-election.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2515529

[pedroh 21]

oh

chavez is so uber1337.. he's a haxx0r thats why he has informants

[arwensun1965 0]

Doesn't every polictical leader have an informant in the white house??? Nothing new there then.

[Heracles 417]

Doesn't every polictical leader have an informant in the white house??? Nothing new there then.

Yeah the NYT...

[Mirorgate 0]

Citing what he said were warnings from an alleged White House informant, Chavez told thousands of supporters at a campaign rally that President Bush has ordered him to be killed before he leaves office in 2008.

Bush "has said that before he goes, Hugo Chavez shouldn't be the president of Venezuela," Chavez told the crowd. "The president of the United States has said it, especially in recent days. What he doesn't know is that I have friends in the White House."

[...]

Venezuela's Constitution allows a president to be re-elected only once in immediate succession. If Chavez wins a second six-year term in December, he wouldn't be able to run again in 2012 without a legal change.

Chavez has floated the possibility of changing Venezuela's constitution to allow indefinite re-election.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2515529

hell even I stated the bold text.... doesnt mean his death... just not re-elected. what an a$$hat

[ieldanth 0]

Step 1 of consolidating power prior to forming a tyrannical dictatorship. Convince the people of some outside boogeyman and their need for protection which can only come from the tyrant. After that, he needs to paint his domestic opponents as allies of the outside threat in order to silence them. Next, offer protection if the people will agree to keep him as leader indefinitely. After that, it is just a matter of maintaining the outside threat. This works with real or imagined threats.

The difference between that and our current situation is, Chavez has created a complete fiction that he needs not do. He could become a permanent leader simply by continuing what he is doing in his own country as far as creating prosperity. That he needs to resort to fearmongering reveals him as a weak leader.

[almaty 19]

an attention ####### chopf##k...

[Mirorgate 0]

Step 1 of consolidating power prior to forming a tyrannical dictatorship. Convince the people of some outside boogeyman and their need for protection which can only come from the tyrant. After that, he needs to paint his domestic opponents as allies of the outside threat in order to silence them. Next, offer protection if the people will agree to keep him as leader indefinitely. After that, it is just a matter of maintaining the outside threat. This works with real or imagined threats.

The difference between that and our current situation is, Chavez has created a complete fiction that he needs not do. He could become a permanent leader simply by continuing what he is doing in his own country as far as creating prosperity. That he needs to resort to fearmongering reveals him as a weak leader.

Actually... not so diff as to what is goin on here when you look at it.

[rclouse 0]

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[one...two...tree 2,762]

Step 1 of consolidating power prior to forming a tyrannical dictatorship. Convince the people of some outside boogeyman and their need for protection which can only come from the tyrant. After that, he needs to paint his domestic opponents as allies of the outside threat in order to silence them. Next, offer protection if the people will agree to keep him as leader indefinitely. After that, it is just a matter of maintaining the outside threat. This works with real or imagined threats.

The difference between that and our current situation is, Chavez has created a complete fiction that he needs not do. He could become a permanent leader simply by continuing what he is doing in his own country as far as creating prosperity. That he needs to resort to fearmongering reveals him as a weak leader.

They must both use the same playbook.

[The_dip_sticks 0]

This man is just bonkers! I cant stand looking at his giberish on the news. ufff

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Step 1 of consolidating power prior to forming a tyrannical dictatorship. Convince the people of some outside boogeyman and their need for protection which can only come from the tyrant. After that, he needs to paint his domestic opponents as allies of the outside threat in order to silence them. Next, offer protection if the people will agree to keep him as leader indefinitely. After that, it is just a matter of maintaining the outside threat. This works with real or imagined threats.

The difference between that and our current situation is, Chavez has created a complete fiction that he needs not do. He could become a permanent leader simply by continuing what he is doing in his own country as far as creating prosperity. That he needs to resort to fearmongering reveals him as a weak leader.

Actually... not so diff as to what is goin on here when you look at it.

No lifetime presidencies in US, due to a:

• "Crazy Henry" (as it was added by FDR--in a way very similar to rules for English Royalty marriages written by Henry VIII) constitutional amendment
  
• constitution specifying elections every 4 years
  

Or maybe you were comparing chop_ Chavez with other dictators such as Nejad, Musharraf, et al?