Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro:
Four Decades ago,
Woody Allen had the
two strongmen down to a tee.
El Universal, Venezuela
To Spark New
War, Hugo
Chavez Does
Woody Allen
"Chavez wants war. He's
still looking for an external enemy to coalesce the Venezuelan people around
his declining leadership. He seeks war because in spite of the fact that he
speaks of his life in the military, he has never known what war is."
By Maruja Tarre
Translated By Miguel Guttierez
March 7, 2008
Venezuela
- El Universal - Original Article (Spanish)
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Woody
Allen mocks the classic Latin America despot in his 1971 film Bananas
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Upon seeing
Chavez hip-hop dancing after issuing his mobilization decree WATCH 
, I was reminded
of a film by Woody Allen called Bananas WATCH 
. When I saw it
long ago I was indignant, since to me, it reproduced every stereotype of banana
republics 
,
the military and revolutionaries. As far as our president, Woody Allen
described him to a tee. Just like Chavez, the President in Bananas
declares a quasi-war and his senior military officials stand around seeming to
enjoy the presidential show. Could it be
that already, no one believes in the heroic combat Chavez has announced? Or perhaps Chavez' select group of guests were confident
that war or no war, nothing would happen to them. Of course some days later, we
are likely to see photos of the wives and mothers of the toy soldiers squeezed
like meat from a tube along the border - crying desperately because of an armed
clash - for it is they who will be the ones to die.
I don't think
there will be war with Colombia. At a meeting of the Organization of American
States - even without naming him - Chavez was told that he has nothing to gain
in an actual conflict. But Chavez wants war. He's still looking for an external
enemy to coalesce the Venezuelan people around his declining leadership. He
seeks war with his violent words and with his constant preaching about historic
or virtual enemies. He seeks war, because in spite of the fact that he speaks
of his life in the military, he has never known what war is. On Sunday night
after his declaration of mobilization, a TV broadcaster carried a report on
Somalia, a country submerged in a conflict that no one remembers the reasons
for. In the Somali capital to avoid starvation, people have been eating stray
dogs. These dogs are fat and well-nourished because they feed on the human
corpses that nobody collects. These are the consequences of the war, Mr.
Chavez.
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