Oil Wasn't Enough Chavez threatens to nationalize banks

[ethics]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday threatened to nationalize the country's banks and largest steel producer, accusing them of unscrupulous practices.

Alternative title for this thread: (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070503/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_nationalizations) Venezuela discovers the shit creek and jumps in without paddles.

[Swamp Fox]

All of this is bad enough, but he's apparently now financing the campaigns of other Latin American leaders who support him. (http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/story.html?id=287d8036-2336-449d-a21e-2e9195d6e32e&p=1) Isn't this going dangerously too far? If the opposition gets elected, they're not going to be too pleased with him.

[ethics]

Isn't this going dangerously too far?

He is committing slow suicide. Unfortunately, the biggest sufferers will be the people of Venezuela.