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To: Thomas M. who wrote (21)	5/20/2003 2:43:32 AM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49

Once again, the possibility has arisen that someone will run a 3rd-World economy for the benefit of its own population. Here is a whiff of the contempt that the American elite feel toward such a person: Chavez puppet sparks protests Grace Livingstone in Caracas Monday May 19, 2003 The Guardian A puppet show at the US ambassador's residence in Caracas has strained Venezuela's already tense relationship with Washington. A comedian brandishing a rubber-lipped effigy of Venezuela's leftwing president, Hugo Chavez, entertained an audience of Venezuelan newspaper proprietors and television moguls at an event hosted by the American ambassador, Charles Shapiro, last week. [continued ...] guardian.co.uk Note especially: . . . the performance did not go down well with the Venezuelan audience.