Battle for Latin America ahead? 'US to demonize Chavez post-mortem'
The main question now is who will become Venezuela's new leader. Some analysts suggest it will be hard for the US-backed opposition to overturn Chavez's policies. However, Pepe Escobar, who's an investigative journalist and Asia Times Correspondent covering Latin America, says the demonization of Hugo Chavez in the US will continue after his death. [Dputamadre/Saif al Islam]
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