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Hugo Chavez announced on state television Tuesday doctors in Cuba had detected a two-centimeter lesion in his pelvis, where a tumor was removed last year. "In the medical examination conducted in Havana, a lesion was detected in the same place where the tumor was removed almost a year ago," he said. "It is a small lesion, about 2 centimeters in diameter, clearly visible. This lesion must be extracted, which means I must undergo another operation which is supposed to be less complicated than the last one. I am in good physical shape to confront this new battle."
Rumors that Chavez was seriously ill began circulating after he took an unannounced trip to Havana Saturday. The Venezuelan leader said his body shows no signs the cancer has spread, and he said doctors do not yet know if the new lesion is malignant. Last year, the 57-year-old Chavez had two operations and underwent chemotherapy in Caracas and Havana, though he has never specified exactly what kind of cancer he has.
Since his treatments ended, the Venezuelan leader had been saying he was cancer free. The president remains popular and is seeking a third six-year term in October elections. He was first elected in 1998 and then won elections in 2000 and 2006. Chavez is a vehement critic of the United States and an ally of communist-ruled Cuba.
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U.S. senators are warning Latin American nations against deepening financial and military ties with Iran, pledging heightened U.S. vigilance of Iranian activities in the Western Hemisphere. The Senate's Foreign Relations Subcommittee took a close look Thursday at Tehrans dealings with Latin America. Irans increasingly isolated regime retains friends in Latin America, most notably Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
U.S. Democratic Senator Robert Menendez had a stern message for the region. Unfortunately, there are some countries in this hemisphere that, for political or financial gain, have courted Iranian overtures. They proceed at their own risk: the risk of sanctions from the United States, and the risk of abetting a terrorist state, he said. Republican Senator Marco Rubio echoed that message. The leaders of these [Latin American] countries are playing with fire, Rubio said.
Researcher Douglas Farah said Iran's intentions in Latin America are twofold. To develop the capacity and capability to wreak havoc in Latin America and possibly the U.S. homeland, if the Iranian leadership views this as necessary to the survival of its nuclear program, and to develop and expand the ability to blunt international sanctions that are crippling the regimes economic life, Farah said.
Of particular concern: Irans quest for raw nuclear materials and what U.S. National Intelligence Director James Clapper recently described as Irans increasing willingness to mount attacks on U.S. soil. Former U.S. Ambassador Roger Noriega said, Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are conspiring to wage an asymmetrical struggle against U.S. security, and to abet Irans illicit nuclear program.
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Think about it. The sad truth is that that crazy A.G. during the JFK administration tried everything including exploding cigars to get rid of Castro. If he had the chance to spread cancer back in the 60's the CIA would have extinguished Chavez's DNA a long time ago. Maybe it's just working.
A wet end to winter expected this week in Bay Area
By Mark Gomez [email protected] : 03/12/2012
So far this rainfall season, San Jose has received just 3.13 inches of rain, just 25 percent of normal for this time of year. In Oakland, 6.12 inches of rain has fallen since July 1, about 36 percent of normal.
A wet end to winter expected this week in Bay Area - Marin Independent Journal
Storm doles out wildly uneven amounts of rain across Bay Area
mercurynews.com 03/17/2012
Rainfall totals
Morgan Hill 0.53
San Jose 0.66
Gilroy 1.99
Salinas 1.64
Redwood City 2.72
San Francisco 2.95
Oakland 4.21
Santa Cruz 4.48
La Honda 4.61
Orinda 5.78
San Rafael 6.00
Pt. Reyes 7.08
Boulder Creek 7.13
Ben Lomond 16.31
Scott Creek 19.96
Source: National Weather Service
San Jose received the least rain. Oakland and San Francisco did reasonably well. And the Santa Cruz Mountains absorbed a near-deluge.
Can't post links yet.What a loon!
Venezuela will be fucked. AGAIN.It will be interesting to see how things play out in Venezuela after Chavez succumbs to his illness.