In Our Opinion...

“Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.” Harrison Ford

Using Harrison Ford’s definition of peace one must conclude that Venezuelans are facing a prolonged period of war, Chavez has become an absolute tyrant solely responsible to ferret out any opposition to his regime.
In our opinion, history will define Chavez as the President who committed treason and whose rancor, bitterness, and resentment ended with the country long-term economic stability.
Even with the biggest oil boom ever experienced, he has managed to put Venezuela on the verge of financial chaos; and has been noted for his unfair dealing with the private sector.
His complete control of all the Venezuelan Institutions enables him to run the country like his own personal “Estate”.
He uses the State television to host a show “Hello President” and cabinet officials are required to attend the program: There, he may question them about anything and order them to do whatever he wants.
Just recently, On May 16, he ordered the attorney general to open judicial procedures against all the Casas de Bolsa that operate in Venezuela and to jail the people responsible of operating them: mainly because he claims that these institutions are responsible for attempting an economic coup against his socialist revolution, but more importantly, because they are part of the “Savage Venezuelan Bourgeoisie”
In the mean time in 11 years of his mandate, none of the officials accused of corruption have been charged with anything as the commandant revolutionary veil protects them.