It should be noted that when Hugo rants about nationalization and the taking of Las Cristinas back from the transnational, that's exactly what we want him to do. He is taking the project away from Crystallex and giving to a Chinese dominated entity.

Would the Chinese had gone through these exhaustive negotiations with Crystallex if Hugo had not given a nod of approval ahead of time?

Would Hugo now do an about face and give it to the Russians? Chavez is much more dependent on the Chinese than the Russians for the survival of his faltering revolution.

Even though it's hard to do, I think we should all lean back, take a deep breath and put the current news cycle in proper perspective.