Posted on 04/10/2006 12:34:31 PM PDT by Kitten Festival
President Hugo Chávez warned he could declare the United States ambassador William Brownfield persona non grata and thus expel him from Venezuela if the diplomat continued to walk around Venezuela "as if he owned the country."
Chávez' remarks came Sunday during his 252nd weekly radio and TV ¡Aló, Presidente! (Hello, President!), from north central Carabobo state.
The Venezuelan ruler mentioned an incident involving Brownfield last April 7th. The US diplomat was visiting a baseball field in Coche, southwest Caracas, to make a donation of sports goods, but pro-government activists insulted him and threw objects at him.
Chávez urged Brownfield to abide by the Vienna Convention and inform the Venezuelan Government of his activities for the purposes of coordinating his protection.
"You are a provoker. We do reject any aggression, and we do not encourage aggressions, but the (US) ambassador continues to insist in appearing in a baseball field to donate gloves and balls... His recklessness and provocation may result in a serious situation. The United States threatened us, but this is a provocation of the empire to seek another incident... You may start packing your things."
Sympathy During the first hour of his seven-hour show, Chávez talked about Jesus Christ, in the occasion of Palm Sunday. When talking about Jesus' love and justice, he regretted the murder of the teenage Faddoul Diab brothers and their driver Miguel Rivas (30) last April 4th. ...
He insisted his speeches do not encourage hatred and violence, and rather blamed violence on the lust for money and luxury.
"Anyone who supports me, or supports my ideas, shall abandon material possessions and abandon anything or anyone he/she loves the most in the personal field in order to serve the collective."
(Excerpt) Read more at buscador.eluniversal.com ...
Perhaps it is time for the President to recall our ambassador (while making clear that the USA's dispute is specifically with the Chavezistas, not with the good people of Venezuela).
We need our muslim friends to tell this guy about the joys of martyrdom and the 72 virgins. Perhaps he will exit himself early..
""Anyone who supports me, or supports my ideas, shall abandon material possessions and abandon anything or anyone he/she loves the most in the personal field in order to serve the collective.""
Gosh, will he declare the Socialist dictatorship already? We need him to destroy his economy so he'll have to pump more oil to make up for it.
Is this anything like Potatoes Au Gratin?
Make my day.
"... his seven-hour show,..."
ARGH!
this "air-head" who calls himself Presidente de Venezuela doesn't.
Haiti went down this road, but without oil.
[...but the (US) ambassador continues to insist in appearing in a baseball field to donate gloves and balls... His recklessness and provocation may result in a serious situation. The United States threatened us, but this is a provocation of the empire to seek another incident...]
Wow! If a man donating gloves and balls to youth baseball is "recklessness and provocation" in their eyes, then they have to much time on their hands.
Kind of sends a shiver up your spine, doesn't it?
Better still, time to withdraw all US embassy officials and break relations - expel all Venezuelan officials in the USA and start treating this Chavez like the little dung-smear that he really is.
This is from the Onion, right?? Even with a poor translation this is too preposterous to be true.
'"Anyone who supports me, or supports my ideas, shall abandon material possessions and abandon anything or anyone he/she loves the most in the personal field in order to serve the collective."'
And exactly how well off do you live el presidente?
Being declared PNG by a creep like Hugo Chavez would be a Badge of Honor.
"Anyone who supports me, or supports my ideas, shall abandon material possessions and abandon anything or anyone he/she loves the most in the personal field in order to serve the collective."
Translation: YOU will be assimilated!
No. It's not. The thug out there is real and this is what and how he "thinks."
Believe it.
This thug has got to go.
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