Chavez: I’ll win the ‘battle’ against cancer

The Venezualian president Hugo Chavez is rallying a crowd of thousands of supporters vowing to win a “battle for life” after having a cancer surgery.

Hugo Chavez addressed the crowd from a balcony of the presidential palace just a a couple of hours after his surprise return from Cuba. The Venezuelan president Chavez thanked Fidel Castro, saying that the veteran leader has been practically his “medical chief” while he was recovering in Cuba. “I willwin this battle for life,” told Chavez to the crowd. Chavez spoke strongly but he looked thinner and paler than usual. He wore the red beret from his days as an army paratroop commander.