Hugo's Knickers Are in a Twist (Again)
The reason is U.S. Launches Office in Venezuela

What's in a name? Everything, it turns out, when the U.S. government launches an "Office of Transition Initiatives" in Venezuela. The Venezuelan government fears "transition" means ousting their president.

U.S. diplomats say the two-year program, to begin this fall, will promote democracy and stability in Venezuela, a top U.S. oil supplier shaken by an April coup, which briefly removed leftist President Hugo Chavez from power.

But Chavez, his top ministers, ruling party lawmakers and the press seized upon the name. "Transition" is a "code word" for those openly looking to topple Chavez, Foreign Minister Roy Chaderton complained this week.

Wait 'til Hugo finds out about "early retirement".