why is the CIA trying to overthrow Hugo Chavez?
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Because he is exposing the Bush regime for the criminals that they are.
88244
its a power play. imagine a shadow coming from usa. the object is to take over inluence of all 'south america'. so, they call the shadow the 'free trade zone', its quite the opposite, orwellian.
275754
Chavez needs Bush like Bush needs Chavez. I wouldn't be surprised if they dint talk on the phone now and again.
468331
Sure thing, the CIA is searching for you guys !
849562
Why do you ask that ? El Che was a comunist. He wanted to expand comunism over America, and he contributed to create it in Cuba
615399
Because, they cant fight an intelligence battle. Violence is their way.
474991
It is a question of international law. While dictators run their little fiefdoms as private enterprises, they tend to follow the outward symbols of a nation state, set up houses of representatives, get themselves elected, make themselves the heads of state and whatever is necessary to achieve the outward, legal trappings of a legal ruler. Therefore they  are the ones that the international community has to deal with. \nWhile it often feels like a horrific joke, and your question is perfectly understandable (and the feeling behnd it is probably shared by most people), ask yourself this question: Who is the country? Who asks for help? Look at some African states that manage to get rid of the latest crackpot dictator and his ruling friends: You can be sure that the newly replaced elite will scream for help and claim they are being treated inhumanely, whatever they might have done before. \nIf 70% of a people are happy with a country (perhaps they profit) and 30% are desperate, do we help? At what rate of asking should we? How do we know that a majority of people are behind that request? How do we know that the people who want an overthrow don't just want the same situation later, only with them in power? \nI feel the same as you, but I don't believe that invading helps - boycott the bas_tards, and get the whole world to join you, that might help. But unfortunately the Western world tends to have very good relations with a variety of nasty dictators that happen to be selling valuable commodities.
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Cuba is a communist nation. the people get treated right some Cubans want to overthrow the president Fidel Castro because he has been in power for over 43years. They cant have free elections and they are not allowed to talk bad about their president.
790825
It sounds like somebody has alot of explaining to do. If the CI is lying than he is scared . I think the FBI should make the PO and CI  take a Poly.
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CIA is not supposed to operate within the us
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I think it is partly because the US government has been so bogged down in the mess it has created in Iraq and Afghanistan that it hasn't got the resources to impose its agenda on South America, and people are waking up, too.  As a consequence of American imposed policies through IMF, World Bank, puppet regimes, training secret police and torturers to cut dissent, etc.  millions and millions of people have been exploited, but as the saying goes, you can't fool all the people all the time...so now presidents who are more sensitive to people's agenda instead of catering to US interests and the corporate agenda are being elected.  For example in the case of Chavez in Venezuela, US tried to bring about a coup and get rid of him, but thank God it didn't work...times aren't like they were when the democratically elected president of Chile was killed and replaced by the monster, General Pinochet.  And God willing, this just the beginning...I hope American people will wake up, too, because they are also being betrayed.
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who is hugo chavez ???\n\n    ..:: Gothicdevil ::..
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The real reason is that the government officials want to get elected again, and the minority of U.S. citizins that fled from Cuba will vote for them if they persecute Cuba.\n\nIt is also because people think communism is evil, while I think that it can be good.\n\nPEACE IS COMMING SOON!
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It refers to a "power vacuum" as in a lack of goverment. The insurgents want to break down civil order so that they can come in and impose their kind of power.
565992
Manipulating the politics of other countries is what has caused hatred for the U.S. in the Arab and Muslim countries, do you want it to spread further in the Americas now?\n\nHugo Chavez's attitudes are more in line with nearly 70% of the U.S. population now, so I think you are way off track suggesting such a thing.  \n\nRemember, "absolute power corrupts absolutely!" How about using our power for some good?"
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it is something that america cannot control if their government follows its own laws.\n\nhowever, the CIA and U.S. army could pretty much knock aside any dictator it saw fit given that they didn't care about public opinion or bad press.
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i dont think they would dare, they have realized how much a mistake and how much more difficult Iraq was than they expected. They said a few weeks of war, we are still waiting more than 3 years on! Iran is a lot bigger and more powerful than Iraq. Good luck to them if they decide to but i'm sure they won't! By the way you do realize Iran is not in Venezuela, cause that's how your qustion looks!