▁out ". ▁ ▁In ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ch om sky ▁expressed ▁criticism ▁of ▁Ch á vez ' s ▁government ▁over ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁imprison ment ▁of ▁judge ▁María ▁L our des ▁A fi uni , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁det ained ▁since ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁assert ed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" con vin ced ▁that ▁she ▁must ▁be ▁set ▁free , ▁not ▁only ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁physical ▁and ▁psych ological ▁health ▁conditions , ▁but ▁in ▁con formance ▁with ▁the ▁human ▁dign ity ▁the ▁Boliv arian ▁revolution ▁presents ▁as ▁a ▁goal ." ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ch om sky ▁re iter ated ▁this ▁position , ▁sending ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Ch á vez ▁asking ▁him ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁judge ▁in ▁his ▁" Christ mas - time ▁p ard ons ". ▁A fi uni ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Cultural ▁h eg em ony ▁Full - spect rum ▁domin ance ▁ ▁H eg em ony ▁P ax ▁Amer icana ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁The ▁American ▁Empire ▁Project ▁ ▁Amazon . com ' s ▁book ▁reviews ▁and ▁description ▁ ▁Bar nes ▁& ▁No ble ' s ▁editor ial ▁reviews ▁and ▁over view ▁ ▁On The I ss ues . org ' s ▁book ▁review ▁and ▁ex cer pts ▁ ▁Full ▁text ▁from ▁archive . org ▁ ▁Full ▁text ▁from ▁archive . org ▁ ▁Full ▁text