Venezuela's president says Bolivia's opposition won't be able to divide the Andean nation and secede from the federal government

Venezuela's president says Bolivia's opposition won't be able to divide the Andean nation and secede from the federal government. Hugo Chavez accuses the United States of supporting the leaders of Bolivia's largest state, Santa Cruz, which is voting on a sweeping autonomy referendum. 'The violence is the responsibility of the (US) empire and the aggressive oligarchy of groups that assume names such as civil society but are fascists that march around with sticks, nails, stones, and firearms, terrorizing the public,' he said.