Venezuela's Chavez warms to Obama after insults (leader, prison, war)

[MichaelCC]

The full article is from Reuters News Service: Venezuela's Chavez warms to Obama after insults | U.S. | Reuters

Here are some key excerpts:

The firebrand socialist, who has promised to end what he calls U.S. imperialism and called Bush "the devil," praised Obama's decision to close a prison in Guantanamo, Cuba that has drawn harsh international criticism.

[Chavez's] about-face from earlier comments appeared to have been influenced by Cuban leader Fidel Castro, Chavez's political mentor, who earlier this week wrote that Obama had honestly expressed his ideas and maintained "noble intentions."

[FinkieMcGee]

Maybe we'll end our dumb cold war sanctions against Cuba as well. I'm not holding my breath for that but it would be interesting.