Hugo Chavez gives Barack Obama a book to read

On Friday, the two crossed paths in the Port of Spain hotel where the Summit is being held, and Mr. Obama walked over to be greeted with a handshake and smiles. Mr. Chavez's office said he told the new President: I want to be your friend. At a meeting this morning, Mr. Chavez walked over to Mr. Obama, gave him a friendly pat, and handed him a book -- The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Eduardo Galeano. It is a book that argues the continent has ...

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YouTube | April 18, 2009

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