Dangerous Liaisons

Mr Hugo Chávez is on a world tour, partly to win support for Venezuela's bid to win a seat on the UN Security Council. Yesterday he was in Moscow to sign an arms deal worth around USD 3,000,000,000. He will travel now to Qatar, Iran, Vietnam and Mali. The worst part of this tour took place on Monday, when Hugo Chávez visited Minsk, met Alexander Lukashenko and called for a strategic alliance with Belarus and for a new friendship with the Belarusian dictator. Today is Mr Chávez birthday. My present is to completely withdraw my support to him and his government until he condemns Lukashenko and the Belarusian regime. Shame on you Mr Chávez!