Chavez defends nuclear energy right, denies ETA link

Reuters ^ | October 14, 2010

[La Lydia]

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hailed its alliance with Russia and said his country had a right to develop nuclear energy as he started a visit to Moscow on Thursday. Chavez is planning to buy tanks in Russia, after committing to $5 billion in earlier arms deals, and discuss construction of a nuclear plant which will use Russian technology.

"We are going to develop nuclear power and nothing will stop us," he told Russian and Venezuelan students...in Moscow.

Chavez said he was going to sign "important deals" in the oil and gas sector without elaborating, and also agree on the supplies of Venezuelan coffee and chocolate to Russia.

He denied that two members of the ETA militant group were trained in Venezuela and called Spain's charges "part of the aggression by the (U.S.) empire."...

Chavez gave an emotional 45-minute speech in which he attacked the United States. "We are so far away from God and so close to the damned empire," he said.

Chavez will meet President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday. He will then continue his ten-day trip visiting Ukraine and Belarus, which get shipments of Venezuelan oil, and U.S. foes Syria, Lebanon and Iran in the Middle East.

[La Lydia]

All the more reason to help this guy move on.

[Tzimisce]

I sense a big US government grant to help him with the project. :D:D:D:D

[tet68]

Chavez, so far from God, so close to being a dictator.

[PATRIOT1876]

*Chavez, so far from God, so close to being a dictator.*

Chavez shouldn’t dare to speak of God.

Isn’t he afraid of lightening bolts?

[tet68]

He’s not afraid of lightning but is afraid of
.308 bolts. One can only hope retribution is swift.

[PATRIOT1876]

*Chavez, so far from God, so close to being a dictator.*

“Hey, man, don't call my buddy a dictator, dude!
I'll have you jailed for that!
He was elected, just like my good friends from Mr. Hand's history book: Adolph and Joseph Stalin.

So back off, bud!”

Spicoli/Sean Penn (hard to tell when he's in character)

[tet68]

Spicoli? is that some kind of Ecoli?

[ETL]

President Obama and Venezuela dictator Hugo
Chavez at the 2009 Summit of the Americas in Trinidad.
Note the "soul bro" handshake. (my caption)

Obama, Chavez shake hands at Americas Summit:
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/17/2698451-obama-chavez-shake-hands-at-americas-summit
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From the Russian News and Information Agency:
July 27, 2006
"'I am determined to expand relations with Russia,' Chavez, known as an outspoken critic of what he calls the United States' unilateralism, told the Russian leader, adding that his determination stemmed from their shared vision of the global order.":
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20060727/51913498.html
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“We are creating a new world, a balanced world. A new world order, a multipolar world,” Chavez told reporters during a visit to Communist China, one of many. His “new world order” includes [RUSSIA], China, Iran,... and a significantly weakened United States, he explained.

Resurgent Communism in Latin America
by Alex Newman, March 16, 2010:

http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/world-mainmenu-26/south-america-mainmenu-37/3122-resurgent-communism-in-latin-america?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=

[ETL]

From the Sino-Russian Joint Statement of April 23, 1997:
"The two sides [China and Russia] shall, in the spirit of partnership, strive to promote the multipolarization of the world and the establishment of a new international order."

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HI29Ag01.html
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"Joint war games are a logical outcome of the Sino-Russian Friendship and Cooperation Treaty signed in 2001, and reflect the shared worldview and growing economic ties between the two Eastern Hemisphere giants."

http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed092605a.cfm
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Russia's Medvedev hails "comrade" Obama

Associated Foreign Press (AFP) ^ | April 2, 2009 | Anna Smolchenko

"Russia's Dmitry Medvedev hailed Barack Obama as "my new comrade" Thursday after their first face-to-face talks"

http://www.france24.com/en/20090402-russias-medvedev-hails-comrade-obama

April 1, 2009:
"Obama, Medvedev pledge new era of relations":
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090401/wl_afp/usrussiadiplomacynuclear_20090401152002

[ETL]

Cindy Sheehan, Jodie Evans, Hugo Chavez,
Medea Benjamin [co-founder Code Pink]

Code Pink 'Bundles' for Barack, 4/14/2008

"The co-founder of the radical anti-war group Code Pink [Jodie Evans] has “bundled” more than $50,000 for Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, and pro-troops groups are demanding that he return the money."

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=25997
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From National Public Radio (NPR):
August 29, 2006
"Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been visiting countries such as China, Iran and Russia as part of an effort to build a 'strategic alliance' of interests not beholden to the United States. He considers the United States his arch enemy.":
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5729764

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REVOLUTION: Voice of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA [Maoist]

Revolution interview with ["Peace Mom"] Cindy Sheehan: October 29, 2005:
['Revolution' is the official newspaper of the Revolutionary Communist Party]
http://rwor.org/a/021/cindy-sheehan-interview.htm

[ETL]

[PATRIOT1876]

* Spicoli? is that some kind of Ecoli?*

More or less!

Spicoli was the character in Fast Times that was
brighter than Sean Penn on all matters political.

Spicoli’s political insight and knowledge of History and Government towered over Penn’s actual knowledge.
Penn is a pretty fair actor, still, I don’t know how he pulled it off!

;-)