This hero of the far left was a scoundrel. he knew how to play the pious “man of the people” whilst robbing them blind. One of the worlds great oil exporters had to scrimp and play the poor developing nation whilst the dictator amassed two billion dollars.

This darling of the anti American movement was nothing more than a well placed thief with charisma and convenient hyperbole. The whole thing reminds me of Yasser Arafat. Ripped off his own people and still enjoyed a popularity via lies and charisma.

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