African-Latin American unity?

Here's an interesting article (to me anyway). An African nation leader (and V.P. of the African Union) has asked Venezuela's Hugo Chávez for help in resolving conflict with another African nation. I don't know what qualifies Venezuela's president for this role, but how interesting. Mr. Chávez has repeatedly portrayed himself as the great challenger and antidote to George Bush in world economics and political affairs. Perhaps I am reading too much into it, but with China making deals with Venezuela (and Cuba?) for oil and trade (and presumably military support), and the ever-strengthening alliances of Latin American/Caribbean countries around Chávez' "revolution", it seems as though we are in the midst of a steady shift in world power. And when I look at the whole picture, it seems to me that we may well be in the beginnings of the end of the U.S. as the dominating force. Time will tell, I suppose. It could also simply be more of the great global mitosis - the dance of genes aligning along two sides of a separating line, as the world becomes acutely polarized. See? Polarization is not necessarily a bad thing. It happens when a "daughter" cell is being created.

Abdelazi took the opportunity to tell President Chavez Frias of general conditions in the African country and about his role as vice president of the African Union ... "we have agreed on the need for Latin America and the African continent to collaborate and conduct joint actions."

And gain freedom from Corporate rule? That would be an interesting daughter indeed. You go, girl.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.