Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez may be best known these days for vividly undiplomatic language about President Bush. Yet throughout his consolidation of power at home, the blunt-tongued Latin leader has been driven by a quest to build a bloc of like-minded countries united in opposition to the American superpower. At first focused on South America, his vision has grown to embrace the world – in particular other energy-rich countries such as Iran and Sudan. Full Story