PrintOctober 12, 2004
A gift horse for New Jersey
Hugo Chavez's left wing, Castroite Venezuelan government has proposed to give to New Jersey an island, formerly used by the Venezuelan state oil company, for use as a bald eagle preserve.
What red—blooded American would turn down a bald eagle preserve? You would have to be downright unpatriotic to question such a politically symbolic gift. Wouldn't you?
Perhaps not.
This whole grand proposal could be the product of the Venezuela Information Office. The Venezuelan government funds this registered foreign agency as a public relations arm in the United States. Despite Chavez's leftward leanings, Venezuela remains critically dependent on the United States, and must do all it can to escape the wrath of the Colossus of the North.
The Venezuela Information Office is packed with former Global Exchange (the folks behind 'fair trade coffee') save—the—earth hippies—turned—Hugo Chavez—spinmeisters. who were last seen putting out warm and fuzzy...(Read Full Article)
