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Posted on 11/11/2007 8:52:38 AM PST by television is just wrong
Spanish king tells Chavez to ‘shut up‘ 2007/11
By EDUARDO GALLARDO, Associated Press Writer 4 minutes ago
SANTIAGO, Chile - The king of Spain told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to "shut up" Saturday during a heated exchange at a summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.
Aznar, a conservative who was an ally of Bush as prime minister, "is a fascist," Chavez said in a speech at the Ibero-American summit in Santiago, Chile. "Fascists are not human. A snake is more human."
"Former President Aznar was democratically elected by the Spanish people and was a legitimate representative of the Spanish people," he said, eliciting applause from the gathered heads of state.
Spanish King Juan Carlos, seated next to Zapatero, angrily turned to Chavez and said, "Why don‘t you shut up?"
"I do not offend by telling the truth," he said. "The Venezuelan government reserves the right to respond to any aggression, anywhere, in any space and in any manner."
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