Posted on 05/12/2006 11:14:41 AM PDT by freedom44
Rome, May 12, IRNA-Visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said in Rome on Thursday in case of a military attack against Iran, no country in the world would have access to crude oil.
Chavez made the remark at a press conference, adding, "As Iran's President Ahmadinejad has reiterated, if Tehran would come under attack, oil would get scarce for everyone."
He also said that the US President George W. Bush should be put to trial at the international court of justice for having launched genocide in Iraq.
The Venezuelan President added, "For all the horror it has created around the globe in the course of the past century, the United States' war machine should be dismantled, since under the current conditions it is a threat against the entire mankind, particularly against our children."
Chavez added, "The North American empire is the most cruel murderer regime that has ever come to power in world history and a serious threat for all nations."
He believes the death of the United States had better taken place in the course of the 21st century, because "otherwise the entire world would face the threat of annihilation."
The revolutionary Latin American President concluded his remarks, arguing, "Although in terms of military power the United States ranks first in the world, but in the public opinion of the world nations it ranks rock bottom low, and many nations fell stronger in terms of logical reasoning than the United States."
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez who was in Italy's capital, Rome, on a two day visit left for Vienna, Austria, on Thursday evening.
During his stay in Rome President Chavez in addition to his Italian counterpart, met and conferred with the new Italian Parliament Speaker Fausto Bertinotti, the Head of Italy's leftist Democratic Party Piero Fassino, and in Vatican, with Pope Benedict XVI.
And just how do you think the military of these countries will react to not getting paid?
Just another oil pumping story.
When we take out Iran we take out Cuba and Venezuela at the same time, Thats my answer. Lets Get er Done.
We are 8% dependent on Venezuela's oil; they are 100% dependent. They are skating on the edge of bankruptcy all the time, they are having to buy oil to make up shortfalls.
We can pay $5 a gallon if we have to. They can't go a day without oil income. Chavez lives by his ability to buy favor, and he is bankrupting his country to do it, even at the current high prices. Cut off his money, and he's gone.
But that won't happen. If Iran goes off line, and it will if we get mad enough at them, we'll shut off the Straits of Hormuz to Iranian traffic, oil will no doubt go to $100 a barrel. Given the choice of financial collapse, or selling at $100 a barrel, Chavez will sell oil.
We are going to have to tale this fool out one day sooner or later. the sooner the better. before he has control of half of south America.
He sounds like the soup nazi.
Are you assuming all other sources of oil are going to end as well? The SPR contains 463 day worth of the average amount of oil we have imported from Venezuela.
A few months ago, I was hearing ads on the radio about CITGO stations being individually owned and encouraging customers to visit. I wonder if stations are feeling the pinch of a boycott? If so, good.
Sounds like a SNL skit.. Hugo, Hugo.. you're such a Moonbat.. LoL..
"I think the world is coming to a very large push comes to shove soon and a lot of people are going to die."
Actually, because most of our country has turned it's back on president Bush, the dims will get the power and we will simply surrender.
"This is one political assassination that I wouldn't bat an eye at."
True, yet plenty seem to get thier panties in a bunch when Pat Robertson mentioned it months ago.
Sure, Hugo baby, sure.
Mao...
Stalin...
Hitler...
Pol Pot...
...and that's just a select few from the 20th Century.
A typical Communist, the man lies like a rug!
Then we take it.
Probably a higher priority than the first part.
>>>Chavez: Oil for no one if Iran attacked>>>
I am the leader of the world!!!
Seriously, this is why we have to have the ABILITY, even if we don't use it until necessary, the ability to provide our own oil.
>>>President Chavez can k my a, take his CITGO with him. If there was every a gas station to boycott CITGO is it.>>>
My car boycotts it. If I even think of putting that crap in my car it jumps up and spanks me with the door.
>>>Actually, because most of our country has turned it's back on president Bush, the dims will get the power and we will simply surrender. >>>
President Bush turned his back on OUR COUNTRY by caring more about what a fox in Mexico thinks instead of his constituents!
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