Posted on 11/19/2005 8:16:57 PM PST by digital-olive
Venezuelans Divided by Chavez
Saturday, November 19, 2005
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accuses Washington of plotting to overthrow him, calls President Bush a "murderer" and is expelling some American missionaries who he insists have links to the CIA.
Venezuelans are sharply divided between those who believe him and those who call it a ploy to distract attention from Venezuela's real problems such as gun violence, inflation, corruption and the homeless who wander Caracas.
"We have to be on alert," said street vendor Carlos Yanave, 44, who fears Bush could send troops to seize Venezuela's oil reserves, the largest outside the Middle East.
"It's a political maneuver," said Jannet Pestana, a 37-year-old lawyer. She said Chavez is trying to "divert attention from the true problems" by taking advantage of Bush's unpopularity.
Chavez says Venezuela has good reason to be concerned given the history of U.S. military actions in places from Iraq to Afghanistan.
"The people of the United States are governed by a murderer ... a crazy man!" Chavez said in a speech Thursday night.
Chavez has sought to make his case citing U.S. documents, online reports and statements from Washington.
"Military plans to attack Venezuela are in full preparation," he told thousands of demonstrators recently at an international summit in Argentina, warning that a U.S. attack would trigger a "100-year war."
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Did Chavez cut them all in half??
Ping.
And his buddy Fidel would be described as....?
This crazy Commie is feeling his oats because the other SA countries are afraid of him due to Venezuela's control of oil and his influence on the "local" Commie/drug gangs (like FARC).
The coup almost worked last time, this time reinforce it and give him the old heave-ho, by any means necessary.
I don't believe that we will be attacking Venezuela any time soon, but I do think his neighbors should be concerned. He may hava a plan to attack them under the pretext of the CIA being operating from outside his border to undermine him, and justify invading them.
"who fears Bush could send troops to seize Venezuela's oil reserves"
Sigh. If only.
Mmmmmm.....so Chavez has this little phobia nightmare of the US plotting against his decrepit little regime. Well then..let the fears come true. ATTACK...........
Notice how they equate the opinions of a "street vendor" with that of a educated lawyer.
Too late for jokes, eh?
If EVER, a banana republic "leader" deserved getting whacked ---- Chavez joined that select group...
I have to believe, there are sufficient men in Venezuela to accomplish the task....
At least, I hope so.
Semper Fi
We think alike.
Chavez is trying to divert attention away from actually doing the job he's supposed to be doing for the citizens of Venezula. He wants a war in the streets. Maybe he thinks this'll take care of the problems he's supposed to be dealing with?
BUMP!
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