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Zorro

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Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:35 PM Nov 2012

Chavez's return to Cuba for treatment rattles Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez flew into Cuba on Wednesday for cancer-linked medical treatment that revived questions about the viability of his socialist rule and left Venezuelans again guessing about his exact condition.

After weeks of scarce public appearances, Chavez, 58, announced in a letter on Tuesday that he was going to Havana for therapy known as "hyperbaric oxygenation" - a method used to reduce bone decay caused by radiation therapy.

Communist Party daily Granma confirmed his arrival in Cuba.

In Havana, Chavez enjoys the friendship of past and present Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, plus guaranteed privacy on the tightly controlled Caribbean island.

More at: http://news.yahoo.com/chavez-arrives-cuba-medical-treatment-official-media-113521811.html

It seems to me that Chavez' condition is more serious than he's been letting on.

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Chavez's return to Cuba for treatment rattles Venezuela (Original Post) Zorro Nov 2012 OP
its always been serious, he just continues to lie about it n/t Bacchus4.0 Nov 2012 #1
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