Enablers: a Venezuelan tycoon, a District Attorney (Mike Nifong) and journalists (protecting Tank Johnson)
Enablers of the Month:
Venezuelan Shipping tycoon Wilmer Ruperti who, along with other well-connected businessmen known as "Boliburguesesâ€"Bolivarian bourgeoisie, helped Hugo Chavez steal the latest Venezuelan election. Like so many supporters of Josef Stalin, we might predict that Ruperti and others of his ilk will later suffer horribly. Eighteen-year-old whiskeys are reportedly the rage in Caracas, clogged with Hummers and top-of-the-line SUVs, while four out of 10 Venezuelans scrape by on less than $2 a day. According to Gustavo Coronel in a report published by the Cato Institute, in just one small sign of massive corruption 95% of all public contracts are now awarded without competitive bidding. Chavez "won"over 60% of the vote in a country of 26 million people, 60% ...
