Promoting fear of a foreign enemy is one of the most worn pages in the dictatorship handbook.
The possibility that Hugo Chavez was assassinated is worthy of investigation, and the involvement of U.S. covert action wouldn't surprise me too much. But Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro's immediate playing of the U.S. bogeyman card raises an immediate red flag over Chavez's hand-picked successor. Rather than a sincere search for the truth, Maduro's call for a probe of "historical enemies" is more likely playing the politics of division to cement control of his mentor's governing coalition.
Fear is featured in the rogue political leader's toolbox. The North Korean leadership has been hammering its population with fear for decades, portraying the United States as a menacing foe. Iranian leaders have called the United States the Great Satan since the 1970s.
Where's the love in Venezuela?
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