Well, Chavez says he is ready for war against the US. Do you think he stands a chance?
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CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez urged soldiers on Sunday to prepare for a guerrilla-style war against the United States, saying that Washington is using psychological and economic warfare as part of an unconventional campaign aimed at derailing his government. Dressed in olive green fatigues and a red beret, Chavez spoke inside Tiuna Fort - Venezuela's military nerve-center-before hundreds of uniformed soldiers standing alongside armored vehicles and tanks decorated with banners reading: "Fatherland, Socialism, or Death! We will triumph!" "We must continue developing the resistance war, that's the anti- imperialist weapon. We must think and prepare for the resistance war everyday," said Chavez, who has repeatedly warned that American soldiers could invade Venezuela to seize control of the South American nation's immense oil reserves. U.S. officials reject claims that Washington is considering a military attack. But the U.S. government has expressed concern over what it perceives as a significant arms build-up here. Chavez-a close ally of Cuban leader Fidel Castro-told soldiers the Washington was trying to weaken and divide Venezuelan society, including the armed forces, without resorting to combat... |
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Chavez go against the US militarily is a joke in my opinion. They do have an airforce, navy and so forth, but to say he is capable of accomplishing anything militarily is a joke.
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Good thing I am NOT in Venezuela! What the heck is Chavez trying to do?
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CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that foreigners who publicly criticize him or his government while visiting Venezuela will be expelled from the country. Chavez ordered officials to closely monitor statements made by international figures during their visits to Venezuela - and deport any outspoken critics. "How long are we going to allow a person - from any country in the world - to come to our own house to say there's a dictatorship here, that the president is a tyrant, and nobody does anything about it?" Chavez asked during his weekly television and radio program. The Venezuelan leader's statements came after Manuel Espino, the president of Mexico's conservative ruling party, criticized Chavez during a recent pro-democracy forum in Caracas. Government opponents argue Chavez - a close ally of Cuban leader Fidel Castro - is becoming increasingly authoritarian and cracking down on dissent as he steers oil-rich Venezuela toward what he calls "21st-century socialism.".. |
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I hope I never have a flight passing through the territory. All these statements he is making is certainly not helping his image, what is he thinking?
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Caracas frees Colombian plotters
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela pardons and frees 27 Colombians convicted for plotting against him.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...cas/6974630.stm
Chavez is also trying to get the Constitution changed so he can remain in power past the term limit date.
Remember when President Bush warned the world about Chavez, and claimed he was a danger to freedom and democracy?
Monument to Che destroyed in Venezuela
A glass monument to revolutionary icon Ernesto "Che" Guevara was destroyed by gunfire less than two weeks after it was unveiled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government.
Ref. https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20071019...la_che_monument
King of Spain to Hugo Chavez: Why don't you shut up! Apparently after having called former prime minister Aznar less than human and a facist one to many times, the King of Spain just couldn't handle any more from Chavez.
https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8...&show_article=1
Rather off topic, but... I wonder if he smelled sulfur? |
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