Chavez to have more surgery for possible cancer

Published time: February 22, 2012 10:45
Edited time: February 22, 2012 14:45
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (Reuters / Jorge Silva)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will undergo surgery after doctors found another possibly cancerous lesion, raising doubts over whether he will be able to run for re-election later this year.

Chavez will travel to the Cuban capital Havana for the operation this weekend.

The president made the announcement on Venezuelan state television on Tuesday.

"No one can confirm if this new lesion is malignant or not, however it is highly probable that it is, as it is in the same place as the last one,” said Chavez, stressing that it was “nothing to be alarmed about, we have got through worse times”.

Last June, Chavez made his cancer public and had surgery to remove a tumor as well as several rounds of chemotherapy. He returned to the public forum in January after six months of convalescence and maintained his cancer had disappeared. The details have been kept a closely guarded secret.

Known for his vivid rhetoric, last year the president claimed that the spread of cancer among Latin American leaders was not a mere happenstance. He called the diagnosis of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, Brazil's Dilma Rousseff and former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva strange coincidence, saying Cuban ex-President Fidel Castro had warned him that the US had developed technologies to poison its enemies.

The news comes at a crucial time in Venezuela, with a presidential election scheduled for October. Chavez has promised he will run for a third term, but faces stiff competition from new opposition rival Henrique Capriles.

Capriles won the primaries in January and has vowed to end the 13 years of socialist rule which he says have left the nation in crisis.

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vile creatures 24.02.2012 05:15

Christian in TX wrote in #1Dear GOD,Please Hell Amen.===== ==================== ==================== =====That is a very uncharitable, un-Christian thing to say about anybody.  You must be one of those Zionist-brainwashed pseudo-Christians that proudly proclaim themselves to be "American Taliban".  No doubt you are violently opposed to birth control & abortions, but like war(s), and enforcing the immoral death penalty.  You make me noxious with your religious dogma-----------That is what comes with the talmud that teaches to curse the non jews 6 times a day, thank god that the taludic jews are not non jews. Christina is what comes of a zionist merger, the rabbi teachings, and coach sandusky's violating the innocence of gentiles.http://www. ustream.tv/channel/c urrent-issues

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Another victim Native American Activist 24.02.2012 05:08

There are more victins of the racist western white man.  Russell Means, native american was struck.Russell Means has lived a life like few others in this century - revered for his selfless accomplishments and remarkable bravery. He was born into a society and guided by way of life that gently denies the self in order to promote the survival and betterment of family and community. His culture is driven by tradition, which at once links the past to the present.
The L.A. Times has called him the most famous American Indian since Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. His indomitable sense of pride and leadership has become embedded in our national character. Today, his path has brought him to Hollywood, thus enabling him to use different means to communicate his vital truths. Through the power of media, his vision is to create peaceful and positive images celebrating the magic and mystery of his American Indian heritage. In contemplating the fundamental issues about the world in which we live, he is committed to educating all people about our most crucial battle - the preservation of the earth.
Thirty years ago, reflecting the consciousness of the sixties, he captured national attention when he led the 71-day armed takeover on the sacred grounds of Wounded Knee, a tiny hamlet in the heart of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation. Means joined “The Longest Walk” in 1978 to protest a new tide of anti-Indian legislation including the forced sterilization of Indian women. Following the walk, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution saying that national policy was to protect the rights of Indians, “to believe, express and exercise their traditional religions, including but not limited to access to sites, use and possession of sacred objects, and the freedom to worship through ceremonials and traditional rites.”
Today, with the same passionate determination, he has directed his energy towards the entertainment industry. In a record period of time, this famed political activist and early leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM) has become immersed in all five corners of  http://www.rus sellmeansfreedom.com /about/

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Socialism2011 23.02.2012 08:18

Radio Beijing wrote in #12
Radio Beijing wishes a quick recovery to President Chavez and we send him all our warmest and best wishes from the deep of our heart.

Thanks to President Chavez, Lula, Kirchner, Morales and their governments 500 years of exploitation and slavery for millions of people in South America has finished. Now these people can look at a brighter future, PRC and Russia have built friendly relations with Venezuela and other South American countries, as we believe mutual equality and cooperation always benefits our countries and our people.

Final ly we have a few messages for some participants in this forum:

El Jefe' February 22, 2012, 22:29 quote -4 Social ismo es la muerte....
Capita lismo Yanqui , Francoism and Fascismo son el genocidio (Yankee Capitalism, Francoism and Fascism are genocide).


@Christi an in TX February 23, 2012, 01:07 quote -2 Dear GOD,   Please let Chavez die a slow and painful death before you send him to Hell.   Amen.


So is this your "Christian" message of love? No surprise that there are so many atheists, agnostic and non-practising Christians in the West. They simply had enough of people like you and their hypocrisy. People like you can only be ashamed of yourself for writing messages of HATE. You are a total hypocrite. You sound like Harold Camping, that stupid retarded radio evangelist who predicted the end of the world for October 21, 2011. Aldo he had earlier predicted the end of the world as early as May 21 1988 and September 6, 1994.
As you can see, Dear Christian TX, we are still here. Your Harold Camping works for that stupid ignorant radio station called WYFR "Family Radio" which has got a lot of ties with another stupid ignorant radio station called Radio Taiwan International. And by the way, Taiwan IS China.



I agree with all of what you said. I too hope to see Chavez make a full recovery.
As for 'Christian TX', he or her is either a troll or insane, to wish someone dead is disregardful  and wrong. 

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