Posted on 06/27/2010 1:56:24 PM PDT by Ooh-Ah
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Saturday and called on Latin America and the Arab world to fight what he called America's imperialist and capitalist interests abroad.
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The two leaders signed an agreement to create a $100 million trade and development fund.
"Arab civilization and our civilization, the Latin American one, are being summoned in this new century to play the fundamental role of liberating the world, saving the world from the imperialism and capitalist hegemony that threaten the human species," Chavez said. "Syria and Venezuela are at the vanguard of this struggle."
Assad praised Chavez for standing up to the United States and supporting the Palestinian struggle.
"There are few politicians who are courageous to speak out when it's necessary," he said through an interpreter. "Chavez has projected the image of a resistant Venezuela."
Assad strongly criticized Israel, calling the Jewish state's government "extremist" and condemning its blockade of Gaza.
"The resistance must be supported," he said.
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Chavez also condemned the U.N. Security Council for tightening sanctions against Iran as a means of curbing development of the Islamic state's nuclear program.
Assad said all nations, including Iran, "have the right to develop nuclear energy."
Chavez has built close diplomatic relations with Syria, Iran and other Middle Eastern countries while severing Venezuela's ties to Israel. Last year, the socialist leader visited Syria, where he called Israel an imperialist nation that annihilates its neighbors and accused its government of doing Washington's bidding by trying to divide the Middle East.
Following his meeting with Chavez, Assad is slated to travel to Cuba, Brazil and Argentina.
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“...calls on LA & Arab world to fight US imperialism & capitalism..”
I thought at first that he meant Los Angeles, then I saw he meant “Latin America.” Then I realized that there really isn’t that much difference.
Sorry for the confusion—just trying to squeeze in a headline and forgot about Los Angeles
Most of Los Angles are already fighting against America.
For those who may not know, Comrade Hugo heads a government that has food riots going on while food rots in government warehouses. Everything that is good comes from his efforts and everything bad is caused by those evil devils of the United States. I would much sooner buy gas from BP FRANCHISED Stations than from Venezuelan owned Citgo gas stations!
I think US imperialism has been pretty well debunked after the economic meltdown. We’re such evil imperialists that we have a budget crisis? We’ve been exploiting the world. We’ve been reaping the work off of cheap laborers. And now, we uh ... are begging China for loans. Yeah, real “imperialists”.
California is our enemy!!!!
Wake Up America!
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sounds like normal registered Democrats
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