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Hugo Chavez Taunts US Over Security Council Seat
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez challenged the United States on Thursday to try to block his attempt to secure a U.N. Security Council seat as he seeks to curb Washington's "imperialist" influence. A U.N. General Assembly vote set for October to award two-year Security Council seats to five nations is the latest arena for sparring between Caracas and Washington, which views Chavez as a strongman using Venezuela's oil wealth to promote an anti-democratic agenda throughout Latin America. "We accept this challenge against the empire," Chavez told military officers at a promotion ceremony in Caracas. "The United States says Venezuela will not go to the Security Council and we say Venezuela will." The world's fifth-largest oil exporter and an OPEC member, Venezuela is already vocally opposing Washington's attempts to press for U.N. action against Iran over its nuclear program. Posted by: Captain America 2006-06-29 |
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