Leader hugo chavez. Welcome to the miraflores president ial palace in caracas and a Special Edition of hardtalk. My guest is one of the most polarising leaders in the world today. President hugo chavez of venezuela is committed to socialism and the anti imperialist struggle. For decades fidel castro was the keeper of Latin Americas revolutionary flames. Well, now it is chavez. But are venezuelas people beginning to tire of their firebrand president . President hugo chavez, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. I want to begin by asking you about the venezuelan economy. You have a serious problem with inflation. You have a currency that has been devalued and your country is still in recession. Is it fair to say that socialism right now is not working . You had growth. But now you do not have growth. Youre the only latin American Country that this year, as well as last year, is not growing at all and is in recession. Is it possible, you say its possible, to have some form of capitali
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