In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, speaks with soldiers inside a military vehicle during a military parade to commemorate the end of the year ... more 

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, speaks with soldiers inside a military vehicle during a military parade to commemorate the end of the year and during which some military officials were promoted at Ft. Tiuna in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday Dec. 28, 2011. Chavez is questioning the rash of cancer cases among Latin American leaders and asking if somehow the U.S. might have a way to induce the illness. Chavez referred to the cancer diagnosis of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, and noted that he and the leaders of Brazil and Paraguay have also struggled with the illness recently. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office) less