Venezuala's president Hugo Chavez shut down Radio Caracas Television today in a move many say is a step towards dictatorship in the oil-rich country. The television station frequently broadcast reports critical of the central government.
Chavez has won numerous referendums in recent years showcasing his widespread support with Venezuala's poor and disenfranchised classes. However, his efforts to nationalize the oil supplies in his country and kick out foreign oil companies has brought the wrath of the U.S. government upon him. Chavez alleges that the brief coup in 2002 during which he was kidnapped was orchestrated by the CIA-- a claim seemingly less outrageous in lieu of Washington's advance knowledge of the coup and U.S. anti-Chavez rhetoric.
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