aaaarrrrggghhh Remember when I was bitching a few months ago about Fidel and Alexandr Lukashenko being all BFF? Yeah, well, now apparently Hugo is getting in on the game:



Also:



According to Belarus's Foreign Minister, the two partners signed seven agreements on topics ranging from military/technical cooperation, made agreements about economic and energy issues, and signed a friendship/strategic partnership declaration. Bilateral trade between the two was about $16 million last year. Chávez: "The jaws of imperialism and hegemony have clenched over Belarus. Our countries should keep our hands on our knives. ... We see here a model social state like the one we are beginning to create."

Sweet merciful crap. This just is so not good. Next Hugo heads to Russia, to meet with Putin and sign an arms deal.  ¶ 6:43 PM