I’m all for the wee guy sticking it to the big bully… but I think we need to remember that the wee kid isn’t always spotless (or even particularly good) himself.
I am of course referring to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his aggravation of the United States. The super power has rampantly mixed itself up with Latin American affairs over centuries. But that doesn’t mean that any opposition is good opposition.
So I was disappointed with John Pilger’s documentary “The War on Democracy”, which provides a remarkably un-nuanced view of intra-American affairs.
Chavez good, USA bad: the world just doesn’t work in black and white.
Anyway, have a look at the review I did for the Pacific Media Centre online and let me know what you think. So far I’ve been told that it’s “fair and balanced”, and I must say it worries me that Fox News comes to mind when someone reads my writing…

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