| Venezuela has recently become the largest
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| | occurred to Chavez that he might be
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| arms purchaser in Latin America. Since
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| | projecting his own wishes.
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| Hugo Chavez, as the President with
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| | He also defended his nation's right to
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| dictatorial powers, gets more of the arms
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| | bear arms and, waving his own ample
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| shipments than anyone else, he now looks
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| | number of them, said, "We need all the
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| like a king crab.
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| | arms we can get to defend ourselves from
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| The crab-like impression is increased by
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| | the United States, which at this very
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| how red-faced he becomes when he talks
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| | moment is drawing up plans to invade
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| about America and George W. Bush.
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| | Venezuela."
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| Clawing his way to the podium to make
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| | While most of the people in the audience
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| another speech vilifying the United
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| | remain fiercely loyal to him, there may
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| States, he ridiculed President Bush for
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| | have been a few devotees who, beholding
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| making a trip to Latin America, assuring
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| | his new resemblance to a king crab,
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| his audience that George would be met
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| | imagined him being dropped into a
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| with a cool reception and return to the
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| | steaming pot, which he himself has had
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| land of the gringo with his tail between
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| | the wisdom to overheat.
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| his legs. No doubt the thought never
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