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Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Latin America The links between Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez

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Watching Chavez and Castro is like watching a dog take a shit. It's disgusting. I have seen such chum pal camaraderie only in prison break movies from the late fifties.

Chavez is a serious threat to U.S. power in Latin America. Castro is a fading star. The relationship between them is one of pragmatic efficacy. Cuba needs energy, Chavez needs popular support, so Cuba sends doctors so that Chavez can fulfill his promise of free health-care for all. Chavez also wants to stick it to the U.S.. He's made it his singular goal in life to battle the United States, not just in Latin America, but...

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