Posted on 09/28/2008 4:09:28 PM PDT by Flavius
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday Venezuela will develop a nuclear reactor for peaceful purposes, in another challenge to Washington just days after Russia offered nuclear assistance to the socialist Latin American leader.
"In Venezuela we are interested in development of nuclear energy, of course for peaceful purposes, for medical purposes, for purposes of electricity generation," Chavez said at a political rally.
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also it gives guarantee that the regime will not be removed due to nuclear umbrella
now back stock market ponzi extravaganza
Guess they ran out of oil.
I love a parade...... /s
Well, with 50% now voting for Obama and the coming alliances between Iran, Russia and Venezuela, I guess it’s kind of cool that I’ll be around to see the end of the world.
Or at least the end of America.
OK, the Israelis strike Iran on Monday, and we strike Venezuela on Tuesday. Game over. I love it when a plan comes together.
medical purposes??
Should have made an example of Iran.
Now the cat is out of the bag.
No stopping it now...
this toad is really stupid
Worst case, let’s see how Obama handles this one. Probably ignore it, like he will every other international problem until some adviser tells him what to do
leftists chavez can drill anywhere for oil and build nuclear powers, but not the US. Could it be the Democrats are even more left than Chavez?
I can’t help but sense that some FReepers have attended a hyperbolic writing class taught by Chicken Little.
Take note you idiots out there who say Russia is not our enemy.
They ARE our enemy, and are showing it in both word and deed.
“we are interested in development of nuclear energy, of course for PIECE - ful purposes,” ............... Whenever a dictator states this, we must prepare ourselves for the worst.
It was hyperbole...I’m not watching CNN or Fox, I’m watching football.
end of the world arrived early in Dallas
What say you?
The 21st Century wars will make the 20th Centuries look like a arm wresting contest.
Either Iran is made an example or it is over.
There's no indication that we are going to do anything about Iran.
The list is long now...
Iran
Pakistan
India
North Korea
Venezuela
Brazil
Egypt
Syria (Israel at least temporally did something about this one)
And who knows who else...
India is the world’s largest democratic republic, and sits dead in between some of our worst enemies (Russia to the north, China to the east, Pak to the west). The people there aren’t stupid. They know if the crap goes down, they’re on their own. I give them a pass even though the US didn’t.
None of our leaders will risk anything that might slow down the flow of oil or imports. We are fat, lazy and spoiled rotten.
Hey, I don’t disagree.
Multitudes on FR scoffed at Pat Robertson, but for all his faults, he was right about Chavez.
With all their oil, what do they need a nuclear reactor for?
Answer — same thing Iran wants reactors for.
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