{"id":33351,"date":"2013-01-04T11:16:03","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T18:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/?p=33351"},"modified":"2013-01-04T11:16:03","modified_gmt":"2013-01-04T18:16:03","slug":"as-chavez-recovers-from-fourth-cancer-surgery-opposition-forces-get-busy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/2013\/01\/04\/as-chavez-recovers-from-fourth-cancer-surgery-opposition-forces-get-busy\/","title":{"rendered":"As Chavez Recovers From Fourth Cancer Surgery, Opposition Forces Get Busy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><ul class=\"inline-playlist playlist\" title=\"\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/download\/DailyDigest010413\/2013_01_04_salas.mp3\">Listen to this segment <\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"inline-playlist playlist\" title=\"\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/download\/DailyDigest010413\/2013_01_04_uprising.mp3\">Listen to the entire program<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=right width=50% src=\"\/home\/graphics\/chavez_maduro.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Just days away from his Presidential inauguration, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is feared by many to be at death&#8217;s door. Last seen in early December soon after his triumphant reelection, Chavez is currently in Cuba attempting to recover from his fourth cancer-related surgery in the past year and a half. Several members of his family and close cabinet ministers flew this week to Cuba to visit Chavez, following reports that his condition was considered &#8220;delicate.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>News reports have rampantly speculated over his impending demise with headlines such as &#8220;Hugo Chavez &#8216;living his last days,'&#8221; (Daily Telegraph), &#8220;Chavez &#8216;only kept alive by life support'&#8221; (Daily Mail), and &#8220;Chavez Rumored to Be in Coma,&#8221; (HispanicBusiness.com). Rumors are also circulating that Chavez has already passed away. But Vice President Nicholas Maduro, angered by the rumors, publicly denounced them after returning from a visit with Chavez where he said he spoke twice with him. Maduro asserts that Chavez is &#8220;completely conscious of the complexity of his post-operative state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the opposition movement in Venezuela has called for a new election within 30 days if Chavez is too ill to attend his inauguration on the 10th. Chavez&#8217;s supporters in Latin America, which include a number of other Presidents, have expressed their solidarity: Bolivia&#8217;s Evo Morales sent him a public message of strength toward &#8220;a quick recovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>GUEST: Miguel Tinker Salas, professor of history and Latin American studies at Pomona College and author of &#8220;The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture, and Society in Venezuela.&#8221; His forthcoming book is called &#8220;Venezuela: Everything you Need to Know,&#8221; and he is one of the featured writers on this week\u2019s New York Times Blog, Room for Debate <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/roomfordebate\/2013\/01\/03\/venezuela-post-chavez\/for-hints-at-venezuelas-future-follow-the-oil\">Click here<\/a> to read Salas&#8217; New York Times blog post about Hugo Chavez. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just days away from his Presidential inauguration, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is feared by many to be at death&#8217;s door. Last seen in early December soon after his triumphant reelection, Chavez is currently in Cuba attempting to recover from his fourth cancer-related surgery in the past year and a half. 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