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class=userContent>I note that Hugo Chavez died today -- the same date that
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class=userContent>In 2005 I visited Venezuela for two weeks. I was never in a
country where the national leader was as popular as was Chavez. I was also
never in a country where so many people were so filled with the belief that
they could make their society better. Chavez deserves respect if for nothing
else than that. But there was more:<BR><BR>Under Chavez illiteracy was all but
eliminated. He also established a series of special, low cost food stores for
the poor. It is also no accident that under Chavez there was a resurgent labor
movement and the workers broke with their old, corrupt and
corporate-controlled union federation.<BR></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=messageBody><SPAN class=userContent>As to the cause of Chavez's death: I
doubt we'll ever really know for sure. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he
was poisoned, as is almost certainly the case for Arafat. Whatever the cause,
his role said a lot about the time we are living in and there are many, many
Venezuelans whose life is better as a result of his
policies.</SPAN></SPAN></H5></DIV></DIV></DIV></LI></UL></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>