U.S. civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson (C) greets women while visiting a Bolivarian state-run development project "Miguel Jose Sanz" in Barlovento, about 48 km (30 miles) east of Caracas, Venezuela August 30, 2005. Jackson had rejected U.S government claims that Chavez is a threat to regional stability and called on both governments to curb escalating rhetoric to resolve their differences. REUTERS/Jorge Silva JS/JJ