Lincoln-Douglas for Latin America, Postponed

The Latin American intellectual event of the decade was all set: Hugo Chávez, on his turf, going to toe toe with Jorge Castañeda, Enrique Krauze, and Mario Vargas Llosa (who may or may not have played Big in Sex and the City). Now, via Boz, I see that Chávez, a la Ricardo Mayorga before the Perro Angulo fight, is backing out. Vargas Llosa, evidently still itching for a fight, today called Chávez and his ilk "troglodytes".