Chavez cancels summit’s plan and flies to Cuba on a 90 day leave for treatment

Saturday, April 14th 2012 - 22:34 UTC

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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez will not attend this weekend's hemispheric summit in Colombia and will instead fly straight to Cuba to continue radiation treatment for cancer, his foreign minister said on Saturday. Read full article

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Stefan
Finally, the tyrant may actually die. The question is, WHO will replace him?
Apr 14th, 2012 - 11:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GreekYoghurt
@1 yet more tyrants?
Apr 15th, 2012 - 07:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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reality check
Junta, got to be.
Apr 15th, 2012 - 07:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Xect
“Today he leaves for Havana to continue to his treatment, which is going excellently,” Maduro said.

Treatment is going excellently? That's why he's had to cancel his attendance and seek more treatment? Sounds exactly the opposite to this statement hence the requirement for more treatment.

Still I wouldn't wish cancer on anybody.
Apr 15th, 2012 - 03:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
4 Xect

Even for a man who would not blink if your death meant it consolidated his position in the country?

Just look at the supra-judicial murders of his opposition!

It looks like I may have been overgenerous with my 12 months to live I estimated for him some four months ago. GOOD, the sooner the better.
Apr 15th, 2012 - 07:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Ken Ridge
Look's like the US cancer causing machine is working :):)

Your going down fat boy. :D
Apr 20th, 2012 - 04:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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