Chavez uses celebration to berate US
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez gathered his closest Latin American allies to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the country’s independence movement and used the occasion to denounce US “meddling”.
Raul Castro of Cuba, Evo Morales of Bolivia and other leaders accompanied Mr Chavez as he presided over a parade that included troops, Amazonian Indians carrying bows and arrows, flag-waving supporters and civilians who have joined government militias.
