HE likens himself to Bolivar, yet to some he is the new Peron. He flirts with the "axis of evil", befriending Iran's Mahmoud Ahma-dinejad, while offering cheap fuel to the American poor.
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Chavez and his critics fight over the airwaves
Andrew McLeod reports on freedom of expression and the international response to the government�s closure of opposition television network RCTV
