11-25-2008, 07:48 PM
billb wrote:
he did try a military coup first.
He tried a coup? More like a counter-coup was staged on his behalf, as the military's commander-in-chief briefly deposed Chavez in 2002.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_chavez....2Flockout
I don't like Chavez much either, but let's please hew to the reality of events.