[pete anderson]

Venezuela is a lawless country, as is Cuba, North Korea, and others, wherein the wording of the statutes, is meaningless before the socialist councils composed of the self-empowered regents without velvet robes.

Yes, you are correct but I doubt the Administration will place sanctions on the Chavez regime cutting off the oil supply to the US. Until then, Chavez will have all the money he needs to oppress all the people he wants.

[Sal]

Chavez is no friend to US. Right after 9/11 he donated $1M to al Qaeda for doing such a good job--and this while his own people were going hungry.

I believe he'll be overthrown before too long even with the support of the 10,000 "doctors" Fidel sent him to help with the "health" of the Venezuelan people.