The film details Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, elected in 1999 on a social justice platform, who proved to be both popular and clever. Lambasted by some American media and politicians for leftist tendencies, he has continued to supply the US with 15% of their daily oil supply (one and a half million barrels), while channelling the income into free health care clinics and literacy classes for all.
The shot of 95-year-old Mavis Mendes, learning to read and write for the first time, was particularly memorable.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+war+on+democracy%3A+John+Pilger's+first+feature+film+provides+a...-a0168549441
Without digging (as of now) where in the world, those children of the "revolution" officials are ettending its classes, the allmighty general comptroller decides to pass away in the hands of the cuban medical "system".
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110621/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_venezuela_chavez_ally
And so is your good buddy huguito, who also rendered unvalid/useless the system he allegedly created, and your laureate words helped make its inmaculate image abroad, for unaware people to buy `em up.
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Fidel/Raul/Castro/visitan/Chavez/hospital/convalece/Habana/elpepuint/20110618elpepuint_11/Tes
Shame on you pal !
