Posted on 01/18/2005 5:35:58 PM PST by alekboyd
London 19.01.05 | The past weeks have turned out to be very interesting indeed for those of us following the tragicomedy of Venezuelan politics. First it was the capture of a wanted Colombian terrorist, who had been living in Venezuela enjoying protection from the regime, for a number of years. Then it was the absurd spat with Colombia over the issue. Colombia's reaction added great emotion to it: Uribe's government started by inviting Chavez to an open dialogue with regional partners to which, as expected from a Castro disciple, was refused. Then a diplomatic rift between the two countries; on one corner the FARC solidarity committee, a.k.a. Hugo Chavez' government and on the other corner FARC's bogeyman, i.e. Uribe's administration. Accusations flew from Bogota to Caracas and back, however Uribe not only held his ground but affirmed that conclusive evidence of Chavez' connection with FARC leaders will be made available. In the meanwhile Uncle Sam, predictably, sides with his strongest ally in the region.
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LOL - somebody's having way too much fun with this. I suspect Chavez may find that Condi's version of diplomacy is a bit different from that of Powell.
Ping
Venezuela does not have the capacity to refine all of its oil. Therefore, Venezuela must sell oil to a country with refinery capacity, i.e., United States of America.
Until China develops its refinery capacity, Venezuela is stuck with us.
We've got a crisis brewing in Latin America, not just in Venezuela but in Brazil as well. When, not if, Chavez starts shipping all the oil to China, we had better act. I hope we are out of Iraq by them so that we'll have the military assets we will need to deal with what's going wrong in this hemisphere.
what was it exactly that Ms. Rice said?
i doubt it. like the chicoms they enjoy the $ too much.
venezuela owns citgo.
that's why i do NOT buy gas at citgo.
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