Chavez's man-crushes on dictators

You can tell a lot about a wannbe dictator by the real dictators he embraces. (Click on the photos for a larger image)

These guys — or in Raúl's case, his brother — are on many ignominious lists where you only find dictators.

For example, four of the five — Mugabe must be slipping — are considered Predators of Press Freedom.

That's nice company you keep, Hugito.

Posted by Marc R. Masferrer on September 17, 2006 at 04:34 PM in Venezuela | Permalink

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