Posted on 02/22/2010 11:22:44 AM PST by nickcarraway
President Hugo Chavez delivered a bizarre attack on the Queen when the firebrand Venezuelan leader demanded Britain return the Falkland Islands to Argentina.
The outspoken Mr Chavez used his weekly television and radio show Alo Presidente to rally Latin America behind the cause of his Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner by making a direct appeal to Buckingham Palace.
"Look, England, how long are you going to be in Las Malvinas? Queen of England, I'm talking to you," said Mr Chavez.
"The time for empires are over, haven't you noticed? Return the Malvinas to the Argentine people." Still addressing the Queen, he went on: "The English are still threatening Argentina. Things have changed. We are no longer in 1982. If conflict breaks out, be sure Argentina will not be alone like it was back then."
He described British control of the islands in the South Atlantic as "anti-historic and irrational" and asked "why the English speak of democracy but still have a Queen". Mrs Kirchner later sought to win new allies in its claims to the islands when she made a direct appeal for support at a meeting in Mexico of the Rio Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Argentine anger is likely to increase after Desire Petroleum, the British oil company that has towed a rig from Scotland to about 60 miles off the north of the Falklands, announced on Monday it had begun drilling. Argentina is attempting to hamper oil exploration, insisting last week that all vessels using its ports must now seek permission if they plan to enter or leave British-controlled waters.
Argentina wants other South American countries to impose its transport restrictions to the Falklands but it is unlikely to win support from those closest to the islands such as Chile and Uruguay.
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Queen tells tin-horn dictator to “sod off.”
“OK, it’s a deal... then we’ll give Argentina back to Spain!!!”
And Venezuela, too!
Then Spain’s king can tell the sawed-off cabron pendejo to shut up, AGAIN!
What a creepy little punk!
LOL! Chavez seems to forget compared to monsters like Hitler he must be seem like an annoying fly to Her Majesty.
and the Mayans have to give it up to the people they conquered and the people that conquered those people have to give it up to other people and so on
No wait, scratch that. We'd just ruin Bermuda if we stole it from the British. Better that they keep it.
Ditto for the French and St Pierre et Miquelon.
Just as a matter of history, the Mayans were never in modern day Venezuela.
I want my island back too!
I demand Atlantis back!
Oh, please Chavez. Challenge the Brits. I want to see your asado-dulce-de-leche eatin’ banditos take on the Highlanders. Last time, the Brits were magnanimous.
This time, I think the Brits should do what they would have done 100 years ago: imprisoned the enemy army, then sailed to the homeland and hanged el presidente stupido.
I like the animated macro .gif somebody did with the short version:
“STFU.”
See there's the rub. Back in '83 we had the Reagan-Thatcher Entente. Her Majesty's Navy was able to resupply at our Base in Ascencion Island. With the Maharishi Mahesh Obama at the helm I have to wonder if this bridge is any longer available.
Well, someone is being "anti-historic[al] and irrational" but I don't think it's Liz.
OTOH, "No Blood For Sheep" is a heckuva political slogan...
I love the way the MSM treats this guy, as IF he’s the political/intellectual/moral equivalent of other duly elected and accountable world leaders.... when no one I know would breath the same air or walk on the same side of the street that he does.
It reminds me of the line: ‘Will no one rid me of this tiresome priest...?’
He’s lucky the MSM shines such a glaring light on him, otherwise, some exasperated clandestine operative (possibly his own) would turn him into fish bait.
what is the little pig going to do ? Declare war on England ?
I hope he does . It will give us all an excuse to go in there and kill his fat ass once and for all . Take your best shot piggy boy
Chavez has a weekly tv show? phttt...King Obamba is on tv every day!
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