Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez makes a speech during a military parade in Maracaibo December 28, 2009. President Chavez said in a New Year’s message the “illusion” around U.S. President Barack Obama was over and rich nations had left the world on the verge of ecological disaster. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (VENEZUELA – Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS