The Venezuelan ruler—best known for his habit of silencing anyone who dares to criticize him—is again projecting his own shortcomings onto others. This time his target is the Chancellor of Germany. From The Local:

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday sharply attacked German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of her Latin America visit, calling her a political descendent of Adolf Hitler and fascism.

The leftist leader slammed Merkel for recent comments saying the Venezuelan leader was not the voice of Latin America and calling on Latin American leaders to distance themselves from Chavez.

“She (Merkel) is from the German right, the same that supported Hitler, that supported fascism, that’s the Chancellor of Germany today,” Chavez said in Caracas.