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Hugo Chavez 'only kept alive by life support' after cancer surgery
Daily Mail UK ^ | January 2, 2013 | Anthony Bond

Posted on 01/02/2013 6:15:59 AM PST by COUNTrecount

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is in an induced coma being kept alive by life support following complications during cancer surgery, it was claimed today.

Sources at the hospital in Cuba where he is being treated told a Spanish newspaper he was showing 'very weak' vital signs, adding that doctors could decide to switch off the machines 'at any moment'.

With rumours swirling that Chavez had taken a turn for the worse, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro said the ailing president's condition remains 'delicate' three weeks after his cancer surgery.

He did not provide further information about the president's condition and told Venezuelan's to ignore speculation about his health.

'He's totally conscious of the complexity of his post-operative state and he expressly asked us ... to keep the nation informed always, always with the truth, as hard as it may be in certain circumstances,' Maduro said in the prerecorded interview in Havana, which was broadcast Tuesday night by the Caracas-based television network Telesur.

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Chavez has not been seen or heard from since the December 11 operation, and officials have reported a series of ups and downs in his recovery - the most recent, on Sunday, announcing that he faced new complications from a respiratory infection.

Maduro did not provide any new details about Chavez's complications during Tuesday's interview. But he joined other Chavez allies in urging Venezuelans to ignore gossip, saying rumors were being spread due to 'the hatred of the enemies of Venezuela.'

He didn't refer to any rumours in particular, though one of them has described Chavez as being in a coma.

Maduro said Chavez faces 'a complex and delicate situation'. But Maduro also said that when he talked with the president and looked at his face, he seemed to have 'the same strength as always.'

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To: COUNTrecount
Jimenez and many other Venezuelans say it seems increasingly unlikely that Chavez can be sworn in as scheduled January 10 for his new term. If he dies or is unable to continue in office, the Venezuelan Constitution says a new election should be held within 30 days.

They need him to hang on till the tenth. At which time they will "swear him in" behind closed doors to continue the farce that he is in command of his faculties to continue in his role as dictator of Venezuela.

21 posted on 01/02/2013 7:21:08 AM PST by VeniVidiVici (Bathhouse Barry wants YOU to bend over for another four years)
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To: COUNTrecount

President Obama is deeply saddened. Will he deliver the eulogy at Chavez’s funeral? Or does he prefer to preserve his cover?


22 posted on 01/02/2013 7:23:39 AM PST by popdonnelly
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To: COUNTrecount

Buh Bye!!!


23 posted on 01/02/2013 7:36:14 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: COUNTrecount
To quote Johnny:

"Just Kidding"...

24 posted on 01/02/2013 7:36:30 AM PST by null and void (The world is full of Maple Streets.)
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To: popdonnelly

25 posted on 01/02/2013 7:54:32 AM PST by COUNTrecount (Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't fail .But We Did.)
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To: Dr. Ursus

The real shame is he will avoid hanging or a fireing squad.


26 posted on 01/02/2013 7:54:59 AM PST by duffee (Newt Gingrich for Speaker)
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To: COUNTrecount

Can we give them hussein?


27 posted on 01/02/2013 8:01:04 AM PST by bgill (We've passed the point of no return. Welcome to Al Amerika.)
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To: popdonnelly

“President Obama is deeply saddened. Will he deliver the eulogy at Chavez’s funeral? Or does he prefer to preserve his cover?”

No, he will send his “venezuelan ambassador” Sean Penn who will have Lindsay Lohan on his arm at the funeral!


28 posted on 01/02/2013 9:33:34 AM PST by vette6387
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To: COUNTrecount
I'll send him a card.


29 posted on 01/02/2013 10:54:56 AM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Add my name to the card,please.


30 posted on 01/02/2013 10:56:53 AM PST by sport
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To: COUNTrecount

Eeewwwww. Will we here in America have to endure a national day of mourning?


31 posted on 01/02/2013 11:01:03 AM PST by jughandle
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To: sport

Done.


32 posted on 01/02/2013 11:38:37 AM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Your card will burn up before it’s delivered to where he’s going.


33 posted on 01/02/2013 11:57:58 AM PST by COUNTrecount (Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't fail .But We Did.)
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To: COUNTrecount

It’s the thought that counts.


34 posted on 01/02/2013 12:15:10 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Hell, we should put him in the U.S. Senate — we’ve got a few left-wing/communist cadavers serving there already.


35 posted on 01/02/2013 1:53:04 PM PST by Peet (Alles hat ein Ende nur die Wurst hat zwei. (Monroe in "Grimm"))
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