Chávez talks to Aljazeera: a grotesque interview

VCrisis ^ | Jan. 5, 2005 | Gustavo Coronel

[Kitten Festival]

January 5, 2005 | Recently Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chávez gave Aljazeera TV an interview in which he openly disclosed his plans to lead a global "offensive war" against U.S. "colonialism and imperialism." The interview was one of those prepared events in which the questions are carefully designed to invite the answers. Not journalism but impudent advertisement. The presenter, Mr. Faysal Al-Quaim, starts by telling Chávez that he is so popular in the Arab world that, if he ran in an Arab presidential election he would "win by more than 90% of the votes" and hastened to add: "I mean a genuine 90% and not falsified." This was a serious slip of the tongue, considering that the Venezuelan Presidential recall referendum in August 2004 was plagued with fraud and blatant abuses of power by the Chávez regime.

The reasons for this popularity are two, says the presenter: "Your care for the poor and downtrodden in your country and second, your defiance of the United States."

My initial comment has to do with the ignorance of the economic and social Venezuelan conditions exhibited by "brother Faysal," as Chávez refers to the presenter.

[Kitten Festival]

BEAUTIFUL essay explaining with crystal clear logic the Chavez relationship with the Arabs and how clueless the Arabs really are. They are united in malice against America, however.

[Argus]

Well, apparently the President of Venezuela has declared war on the United States. Send in the Marines.

[livius]

Excellent article. This was interesting:

And Chávez replies: "Of course, the Arab people and the world. I was in Madrid . . . and talked to thousands of Spanish workers . . . and students. . . .

Not mentioned is the appalling fact that the Universidad Complutense, Spain's best-known and oldest university, gave Chavez an honorary degree on that trip. The Socialist Zapatero and Spain's "intellectuals" are right up there with al Jazeera for fools and dictator-worshippers.

[KwasiOwusu]

"Mr. Faysal Al-Quaim, starts by telling Chávez that he is so popular in the Arab world that, if he ran in an Arab presidential election he would "win by more than 90% of the votes""

Bin Laden will win more than 90% of the Arab votes too.
Only goes to prove what screwed up weasels the Arab population is.
Nothing new there.