"BUSH TERRORIST"
At the start of the Caracas forum, Cuba's National Assembly speaker Ricardo Alarcon held an "open court" to accuse Bush of protecting a Cuban-born former
CIA operative wanted by Havana and Caracas for the bombing of a Cuban airliner in 1976.
"We all know Mr Bush is a terrorist, " Alarcon said. "But I want to indulge him, up to a certain point, he is not guilty. He learned to be a terrorist from the crib, he carries it in his blood."
Venezuela's Chavez has branded Bush "Mr. Danger" and says he is bringing socialism to the world's No. 5 oil exporter to better the lives of the poor.
Chavez, who often claims inspiration from South American liberation hero Simon Bolivar, says he has sought out trade and energy deals with South American neighbors to counter Washington's damaging influence in the region.
Too which the POTUS responded, "No, danger is my middle name."