Yes, Hugo Cheated

Democracy: In a little-noted agency hearing, the CIA admitted that Venezuela's Hugo Chavez rigged his recall referendum in 2004.

So why does he still merit global recognition as a democratically elected leader? Anyone who steals an election has no claim to democracy.

But somehow there's an exception for Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who's still recognized as a "democratically elected" leader by the U.S. and others...

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