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She writes the Journal's America's column. She knows nothing about the region. It shows in what she says. She calls Chavez the "kook from Caracas."
She headlined "Venezuela After Chavez." Is he "dead or alive," she asked? "Inquiring Venezuelans want to know." She falsely claimed failing to show up for swearing-in violates constitutional law.
She knows nothing about what it says. If she did, she wouldn't explain.
Chavismo reflects the "cult of his personality," she claimed. He "polarized the country." His "passing (will) be more than merely disruptive."She falsely says Chavistas are vulnerable. Rival infighting contests for power. "More than one member of (Chavez's) inner circle wants his job."
Cuba is "trying to fashion a Venezuelan 'junta' that would pull the various factions together and preserve chavismo."
Cuba "decided that to do that, (Chavez) - dead or alive - must be retained as 'president.' "
O'Grady's commentaries have no basis in fact. She makes stuff up. It's red meat for right-wing ideologues. It pleases her boss. Murdoch demands lies, damn lies, demagoguery, and O'Grady-style agitprop.
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