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CAFTA - Chavez called the agreement "perverse" and said it would only serve the interests of the United States, El Nacional reported Monday.

Central American Leaders Praise Passage of CAFTA


1 posted on 08/02/2005 2:28:43 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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***....Days afterward, Chávez accused Washington of unleashing "real terrorism" in Iraq and called for a "jihad" on American imperialism. Appearing on Al Jazeera, he described President Bush's foreign policy as vigilante violence: "It is not a war on terrorism, it is terrorism itself." From Iran, Chávez traveled to China, where he announced that China would replace the United States as the principal beneficiary of Venezuelan oil. By the end of his trip, Chávez had signed agreements with President Hu Jintao granting the China National Petroleum Corporation control of 15 Venezuelan oil fields, thereby securing for China a billion barrels of Venezuelan crude. Shortly after, Chávez declared himself a Marxist-Leninist in a speech in Calcutta. He then signed petroleum agreements with the Indian government while again indicating his desire to cut off Venezuelan oil exports to the United States. ......***


2 posted on 08/02/2005 2:56:09 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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Days afterward, Chávez accused Washington of unleashing "real terrorism" in Iraq and called for a "jihad" on American imperialism.

Time's up. Kill him.

5 posted on 08/02/2005 11:38:40 PM PDT by fire_eye (Socialism is the opiate of academia.)
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Incredible. And this guy is Jimmuh's bosom buddy.


6 posted on 08/02/2005 11:44:32 PM PDT by livius
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