Noam Chomsky denounces Hugo Chavez for assault on democracy
July 5, 2011 - 3:31am
Speaking to the Observer last week, Chomsky has accused the socialist leader of amassing too much power and of making an "assault" on Venezuela's democracy.
"Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, such as fighting world war two, is an assault on democracy. You can debate whether [Venezuela's] circumstances require it: internal circumstances and the external threat of attack, that's a legitimate debate. But my own judgment in that debate is that it does not."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/03/noam-chomsky-hugo-chavez-dem...
Or more rather Rory Carrol renowned friend of Latin american oligarchs makes things up!
http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/6323
"Q: I've searched for a transcript of your remarks to the Observer online but not found one. Is it available to your knowledge?
CHOMSKY: The Guardian/Observer version, as I anticipated, is quite deceptive. The report in the NY Times is considerably more honest. Both omit much of relevance that I stressed throughout, including the fact that criticisms from the US government or anyone who supports its actions can hardly be taken seriously, considering Washington’s far worse record without any of the real concerns that Venezuela faces, the Manning case for one, which is much worse than Judge Afiuni’s. And much else.There’s no transcript, unfortunately. I should know by now that I should insist on a transcript with the Guardian, unless it’s a writer I know and trust.
Q: Do you think Venezuela is less democratic a society today than when Chavez was first elected in 1998? The impression given by the Carroll article is that you believe that the concentration of executive power that has taken place under Chavez has made it less democratic than 13 years ago.
CHOMSKY: I don’t think so, and never suggested it."
ha ha. Blown out of the water. I love it.
N.R.KISSED to the rescue - thanks for the reality check!
That was pretty easy. Thanks, NRK, as usual.
Noam Chomsky on Venezuela – the transcript
Article provided by Carrol transcript provided by Carrol.
Trustworthy?
Let's see if Chomsky responds
Even if these are his words the article is still deceptive in its focus