[NormsRevenge]

President Hugo Chavez, left, talks to soldiers as he drives in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, June 10, 2007. His message, as he takes a road trip accompanied by an AP reporter, is clear: He's the gladiator, challenging the U.S. on behalf of the oppressed. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

And the AP reporter, Ian James, writes this puff piece without asking the obvious question, now that the Venezuelan strongman Chavez has secured Venezuela who is he going to free next.