An anonymous source told Dan Rather that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was suffering from metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive cancer that has entered its �end stage.�
Rather said on Wednesday that the information and quote came �from a highly respected source close to Chavez and who is in a position to know his medical condition and history,� according to HDNet. However, he acknowledge that he had only one source on this information.
Rather�s source said the prognosis for Chavez, who is running for reelection, was dire and he was not expected to live �more than a couple of months at most.�
On May 12, Chavez said his cancer treatment in Cuba went well, according to the BBC. He said, �In the last few days we successfully completed the radiation cycle, as planned by the medical team.�
In February, Vice President Elias Jaua said that surgeons had removed a lesion from Chavez�s pelvic region.
Elections in Venezuela are scheduled for October 7.
(Source: HD Net / Dan Rather)
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Keil malei rachamim please take this rabid anti-semite to his world. And oh what a world is awaiting him.
Good reporting, Dan Rather. You still got it.
Ken Yovedoo Kol Oyvecha – Hashem
#2, are you being sarcastic? Dan Rather is a disgraced fraud.
Dan Rather quotes an anonymous source and people believe him?! What insanity is this? Is your memory so short? Don’t you remember the last time Rather made up a story and claimed it was from “a highly respected source”?