Posted on 03/15/2005 3:55:12 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez has recently accused President Bush of plotting to assassinate him, made suggestive comments about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, visited Fidel Castro in Cuba, bashed the United States on the al-Jazeera television network and traveled to Libya to receive an award from Moammar Gaddafi.
Such bluster and anti-American showmanship are nothing new from the fiery former paratrooper. But concern in Washington has been rising as Chavez has worked feverishly in recent months to match his words with deeds.
Since threatening to cut off oil shipments to the United States, which buys 1.5 million barrels a day from Venezuela, Chavez has been traveling the globe looking for new markets and allies to unite against "the imperialist power." He recently signed energy deals with France, India and China, which is searching for new sources of oil to power its industrial expansion. Chavez also has made a series of arms purchases, including one for military helicopters from Russia.
And on Friday, Chavez hosted President Mohammad Khatami of Iran, a nation that has a secretive nuclear program and has been labeled by Bush as part of an "axis of evil."
.... "All over the world, there is a clamor for equality . . . and profound rejection of the imperialist desires of the U.S. government. Faced with the threat of the U.S. government against our brother people in Iran, count on us for all our support."
Gerver Torres, a former Venezuelan government minister..... said such statements illustrate one of Chavez's key goals. "His main motivation now is to do everything he possibly can to negatively affect the United States, Bush in particular," Torres said. "He is trying to bring together all the enemies of the United States. He believes the United States is the devil."
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Like many Democrats, the man has a lot of trouble with enemy recognition.
Then again, birds of a feather flock together.
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CHEVEZ = The Anti-HISTORY
21st Century = The LIBERTY Century
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It's so sad, Bob.
I never had much faith in the quick fix of market reforms down south, and I'm afraid what advance there has been will be defeated with impatience and populist rhetoric. Yes, the free market works, but only as part of a larger system of freedom and justice.
Best wishes to your VZ friends, and warm regards to you!
Hey! He's just going to jump into the role of Castro as soon as that vacuous idiot dies!!! So, we move from sugar shortages to oil shortages, so...
Thanks to the folks fleeing Venezuela and Colombia, places like Weston and even Pembroke Slimes, er, Pines have seen housing prices skyrocket. Brickell and even Biscayne have seen a wave of new high-rise construction as well.
Yes one is the head of the most powerful fighting force the world has ever seen....the other is the President of Argentina.
He's right they are opposites.
I mean't Venezuela!
Sounds like a good idea to me.
is that edward james olmos in the backround?:)
That is too funny!!!!
this man is a peon
Pembroke SlimesLol!
Should I tell you about the property on Collins I didn't buy in '95? Or maybe the Vienna, VA house I gave to my 2nd ex-wife... it's only quadrupled in five years, whereas that house on Collins has probably gone up tenfold.
Remember when Carl Hiassan was supposed to sponsor some North Miami Beach development... when asked about it, he said it wasn't anything a good hurricane couldn't fix.
There used to be 'Retired Venezuelan Dictator'Row on the Intercoastal in Miami Beach. I'm sure he's already checkin' out the real estate. Sorry to disabuse you.
Bump!
Strike! What an ugly swine! He's got a head like a busted assh*le...and probably the same intelligence!
Were going to have to slap this guy around sooner or later. He's just asking for a barrell of ass-whipping!
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