News hitting now that Venezuelan President Hugo Chaves has died.
The announcement was made by VP Maduro on Venezualan state TV.
The government in Venezuela is anti-US:
Venezuelan vice president says Chavez was infected with cancer by foes
“We have no doubt that commander Chavez was attacked with this illness,” Maduro said, repeating a charge first made by Chavez himself that the cancer was an attack by “imperialist” foes in the United States in league with domestic enemies.