Hugo Chavez’s Right Turn
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Chavez Turns Right Towards State Realism Leaving International Solidarity Behind
by Prof. James Petras
The recent ‘turn’ in Venezuela politics, from expressing sympathy and even support for revolutionary struggles and movements in Latin America to its present collaboration with pro-imperial rightwing regimes, has numerous historical precedents. Prof. Petras examines the contexts and circumstances of these collaborations.
Introduction
The radical “Bolivarian Socialist” government of Hugo Chavez has arrested a number of Colombian guerrilla leaders and a radical journalist with Swedish citizenship and handed them over to the right-wing regime of President Juan Manuel Santos, earning the Colombian government’s praise and gratitude. The close on-going collaboration between...