Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez brandishes a large pair of plyers painted in the national colors of the country which he said he would use to tighten the screws of his opponents with, during a ceremony swearing-in Revolutionary Command Groups in Caracas January 10, 2001. Chavez urged his supporters to overthrow the opposition-controled media which he said was a threat to his three-year-old revolution. REUTERS/Kimberly White
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, left, swears in his brother Adan Chavez as head of National Institute of Land and Agricultural Development at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan 9, 2002. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Solorzano, Miraflores)