Newsweek: Chavez attacks Bush, and warns about oil prices

[SillyGoose]

Chavez attacks Bush, and warns about oil prices.
By Lally Weymouth
Newsweek

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Why did you call the United States a terrorist state?
The country is one thing; we have lovely relations with the people—like in the Bronx . We have economic relations. We have a company that refines daily 800,000 barrels of oil... We have 14,000 gas stations in this country. We have sent major-league baseball players here. But the media is trying to make the American people see me as an enemy. What I said is that this U.S. administration—the current government—is a terrorist administration, not all U.S. governments.
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So what's wrong with President Bush?
This administration invaded Iraq. According to Pope John Paul II, it is an illegal war, an immoral war, a terrorist war... In Venezuela they fostered a coup d'etat manufactured by the CIA. Recently, Rev. Robertson called for my assassination. This is a terrorist attack, according to international law. In Miami, on a daily basis, people on TV shows are calling for my assassination. This is terrorism.
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Whom would you like to see as president of the United States?
I could deal with President Bush. I would like to transform this confrontation, this aggressive rhetoric, into a mature, serious debate on common issues. With President Clinton, we were able to sit and talk. But with this administration, it is impossible to talk because they want to impose things on you ... Now, before the hurricane, they knew that Katrina was coming, and the government did not evacuate people. In Cuba, when they know a hurricane is coming, chickens, hens and people are all evacuated.
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Is the United States the empire?
The government of the United States, that's the empire. We have evidence that there are plans in this country to invade Venezuela. There is a plan called "Balboa." Our intelligence found this plan, and everything is spelled out there—the target is Venezuela. I hope that this will never happen because you're going to regret it. There will be such havoc in the whole hemisphere if this happens. The price of oil would shoot up and reach what—$100 a barrel?
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[Cha]

1. MY My MY!

How Very Nice to get it all Layed out in newsweek what Chavez thinks of the bushwa.

More than 1/2 of the country knows what the bushwa is up to anyway so this doesn't sound too insane.

[mirandapriestly]

2. Chavez is a true leader, a very brave man,

but, I am so afraid of what the neocons are going to do to that country. We've got to get ChimpCo out of Washington for the safety of the world (selves included)

[ignatius 2]

3. If there is truly a plan called Balboa that their intelligence found,how

bad does it make the largest,best funded intelligence in the world look that they supposedly knew nothing of 9-11.

I am glad to see Chavez speak out, it would obviously be rather stupid for Bush and Co to try yet another coup attempt against his democratically elected government.