[M. Espinola]

Commies are uniting.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) walks at the historical and cultural complex of The Stalin Line during Chavez's official visit in Minsk July 24th, 2006. (Miraflores Palace/Handout/Reuters)

During their first meeting in the Kremlin five years ago, Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez told Putin, "My brother, we will go on together and forever."

Chavez's latest visit to Russia, his fourth, begins in Volgograd on Tuesday, making him Putin's most frequent guest among South American leaders.

Chavez previously made official visits to Moscow in May 2001 and November 2004, and flew in for a working visit in October 2001.

[Andy from Beaverton]

"fellow maverick"

Is that code for dictator?

[Valin]

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday he had forged a strategic alliance to stand up to U.S. imperialism with fellow maverick Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Gosh, that's nice. That and a dollar will buy you a cup of coffee.

[Jameison]

"Venezuela, Belarus seal anti-imperialist alliance "

Correction:

Venezuela, Belarus seal psychotic dictators alliance.

This fool loves publicity than Cindy Sheehan, and is is even more stupid than she is.

[humint]

The type of relationship Assad and Chavez share with Tehran has some interesting similarities. Personally, I expected militancy from both but neither shows willingness to make a commitment to die for what they are doing. It’s early to make this assessment but Assad has demonstrated he’s significantly weaker than his opposition, the Muslim Brother Hood that subscribes to an ideology willing pay the ultimate price. The Israelis have exposed weakness among the West’s enemies on many levels beyond the ME. They showed that Chavez and Assad don’t actually believe in what they are doing! Both have been caught up in a series of successes based on countering globalization. IMO, this means neither need to die. What it means is they need to be deposed (potentially killed in the process) so the more powerful latent anti-West forces within their communities can be exposed. Once those are revealed, let the bullets fly.

Chavez and Assad are in the way. Figure out a way to bump them in order to take care of the real problems of the day. These are the lessons of Hamas and Hezbollah democratic successes. Thanks go to Israel for relaxing and allowing the world to learn them.

[JustTheTruth]

The ant and the piss-ant roar in harmony, just to be heard on their own little temporary ant-hills.

Ho-hum.

[LeoWindhorse]

Senor Chavez's aircraft needs to experience a mayday
over mid ocean

[RoadTest]

Democracy = Imperialism
Black = white
good = evil
up = down

Didn't we read all this in the book "1984"?

[Thunder90]

Russia/Soviet/Coldwar2 Ping!!!

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Also ping to Proud Yank for Venezuela related stuff

[Mr. Jeeves]

Venezuela, Belarus seal anti-imperialist alliance

If they get Mauritius on board, we're doomed. ;)

[Kitten Festival]

Eeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way, a little known fun fact about Lukashenko is that he was a former collective farm director. He wants to go back to those golden days.

[spanalot]

"The jaws of imperialism and hegemonism have both us and Belarus in their grip"

I guess he means Russia!!