Why Honduras matters to Chavez

Manuel Zelaya (left) and Hugo Chavez had moved closer in recent years

As the situation unfolds at pace in Honduras, state television in Venezuela is not letting up on its coverage.

It interviewed President Manuel Zelaya live from his airplane as he tried to return to Honduras on Sunday and repeated hourly footage of the clashes between security forces and pro-Zelaya demonstrators outside the airport.

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