[piasa]

Newsprint isn't manufactured in Venezuela and many local newspapers have said they only have paper to last them through about April. Opponents of President Hugo Chavez warn he'll likely use the new rules to close newspapers critical of his administration, which they say is becoming increasingly dictatorial.

Curtailing newsprint paper- now that's a novel trick to crush free speech.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Chavez certainly is reaching into his big commie bag of freedom crushing tricks.