Venezuela tells foes "stop dreaming" of Chavez death

[Judi Lynn]

Venezuela tells foes "stop dreaming" of Chavez death
Daniel Wallis, Reuters
June 27, 2011, 3:57 am

CARACAS (Reuters) - Senior allies of Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez have dismissed reports he is sicker than the government has admitted, telling his enemies to "stop dreaming" of his death.

The normally verbose leader has not been seen in public since a June 10 operation in Cuba to remove a pelvic swelling. His long absence has prompted widespread speculation he may be seriously ill, possibly being treated for prostate cancer.

His government insists Chavez is fine but says he won't return to Venezuela until he is ready. And it has accused his opponents of "rubbing their hands together" in glee.

"President Chavez is recovering well from his surgery. His enemies should stop dreaming and his friends should stop worrying," Vice Foreign Minister Temir Porras said on the social networking site Twitter late on Saturday. "The only thing that has metastasized is the cancer of the Miami Herald and the rest of the right-wing press."

More:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/9711936/venezuela-tells-foes-stop-dreaming-of-chavez-death/

[Wilms]

1. Well, it beats then scheming about it. n/t

[Judi Lynn]

2. Creepy little monster. You couldn't get real people to vote for him in a million years. n/t

[Judi Lynn]

3. Chavez ‘not on the brink of death’

Chavez ‘not on the brink of death’
June 27 2011 at 09:25am

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The president of the National Assembly, Fernando Soto Rojas, denied the cancer rumours, saying he was confident Chavez would be back on July 5.

“You'll see, we'll have him back here in Venezuela at full strength in just a few days,” he said.

Sunday masses were celebrated across the country, along with indigenous rituals that wished the president a good recovery.

“Chavez will be around for a long time,” Vice President Elias Jaua told reporters.

More:
http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/chavez-not-on-the-brink-of-death-1.1089114

[naaman fletcher]

4. nice transparency here. kicking. nt