Rebelion, noted the same things more or less. As the story continues to recycle the same discredited sources, three things seem to be safe to assume: 1. Chavez has never made any mention of "tectonic weapons" or indeed any other Sci-Fi devices. 2. ABC has a lot to answer regarding inventing quotes and misleading its readers. 3. The conspiracy theorists  will be running this story and its "suppression" by the media as "evidence" for at least a decade.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom - William Blake