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"Some members of the Venezuelan delegation do not have Venezuelan nationality and our law has special requirements that take time. These visa (requests) could not be processed because they were not made early enough," Brian Penn, a spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Caracas said by telephone.

Hugo's so hated by his own countrymen that he needs Cubans to watch his back.

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Excelent point. Why else would a president of a country travel with a security and defense team made up of foreigners??