Los Angeles Times editorial on Hugo Chavez’s power bid

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‘It is tempting to describe the most recent attack on democracy by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as a sneaky, underhanded move by a tyrant insistent upon concentrating power in his hands,’ says the Los Angeles Times editorial.

‘But that would not be accurate. Chavez is nothing if not forthcoming and transparent. When he used his sweeping decree powers this week to quietly enact a set of laws that further his socialist agenda, he was merely following through on a promise.’

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— Deborah Bonello in Mexico City