Insecure, narcissistic and petulant - how Washington sees Chavez

27 June 2007

In a recent profile on Hugo Chavez for the US Air Force, Dr. Jerrold Post describes the Venezuelan President as driven by insecurity, "malignant narcissism" and the need for adulation. "He has been acting increasingly messianic and so he is likely to either get the constitution rewritten to allow for additional terms or eventually declare himself president-for-life," says the Chief Scientist in Political Psychology at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (CADS) in a Reuters interview. "To keep his followers engaged, he must continue outrageous and inflammatory attacks."

Dr. Jerrold Post is Chief Scientist in Political Psychology at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (CADS), a non-profit, non-governmental national security group that applies the intent-centric paradigm to promote research, innovation and education in the fields of information sciences, cognitive studies and information security.

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