Chavez unveils a new whopper

摘要

A few weeks ago,we wondered if oil diplomacy was driving Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez over the edge.Back then,we noted that Chavez compared himself with Jesus,telling fellow leaders in the Caribbean that his country would supply them with oil at preferential rates(OGJ,Aug.20,2007,p.34).Chavez's boasting continues,with more recent claims that his government is launching the socialist gas revolution.According to Chavez,Venezuela possesses 80 of South America's gas reserves and 30 of the gas reserves in the Americas.