President Hugo Chavez hails Venezuela Independence; his foes fume http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/04/18/world/international-us-venezuela-independence.html

Former Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez, whom Chavez failed to oust in 1992, also weighed in. "It is not possible to celebrate when a militarized, authoritarian and pro-Communist regime, headed by a murderous coup-monger, has kidnapped the nation," he said.Perez even compared Chavez to Hitler in his build-up of a pro-government militia. The training of teenage "communications guerrillas" -- to counter the anti-Chavez push of private media -- has divided Venezuelan opinion this week

comment-how nice to see nytimes and reuters team up to feature who else but an international criminal fugitive ex president of venezuela carlos perez,who is wanted for extradition for murder of hundreds of people rigth before he fled to miami where he was granted asylum in united states....yes same carlos perez whos red flagged by interpol,yes same carlos perez responsible for caracazo uprisings after imposing imf economic  measures wich created nation wide uprisings wich he responded to by sending in military to commit massacre after massacre...yes that mr perez wich venezuela has been demanding extradition for while us gov refuses...nytimes and reuters of course left that part out...of course....