<HTML>In a message dated 12/5/2002 6:08:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, debsian@pacbell.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">In light of the fact that Chavez has carried on a now infamous correspondence with Illich Ramirez Sanchez (also known as “Carlos the Jackal”), little more needs to be said about his anti-terrorist credentials... G o o g l e's cache of http://www.princeton.edu/~pcat/afp/vol1iss9/carlos.html.   Jeesh. Michael Pugliese </BLOCKQUOTE> Not to worry, the patriots are on his case: Voice of America Silent as Terrorist Threat Looms South of the Border Wes Vernon, NewsMax.com Saturday, Sept. 21, 2002 http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/9/20/204632.shtml http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/9/20/204632.shtml WASHINGTON A Castroite with extensive ties to international terrorism is leading in the polls in Brazils current presidential campaign, and thanks to Clinton holdovers in Washington, the U.S. is not able to reach the Brazilian people with the truth about the front runner and the dangers he represents to his country and the entire Western Hemisphere. If Luis Inacio da Silva is elected next month, it will add Brazil to Fidel Castros Cuba and Hugo Chavezs Venezuela as nations right in our own backyard who pose a threat to the security of the post-9/11 United States. Sergio López</HTML>