Wolf in Costume

Ollanta Humala, a budding tyrant cut from the Hugo Chavez mold- like Chavez, a former army officer, has with help from the Venezuelan despot- managed to gain the presidency of Peru. A clever part of his campaign at the end was pretending to moderate and not be in any way a confederate of or philosophic kindred spirit to Chavez, though Chavez and his agents backed Humala every step of the way. Media disseminated in Peru supporting Humala was often coordinated with or orchestrated by Venezuelan cadres, voters in Peru were undeniably influenced by Venezuela, and the allegation exists that votes may have even been actively cast by Venezuelans or other non-Peruvians acting on Venezuela's behalf in the election in Peru where the reported margin of victory was three percent. Such wolves in sheep's clothing not only repress their own citizenry, they threaten their neighbors, and ultimately even threaten the United States of America.