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Hugo calls them traitors...
Gasoline supplies in oil-rich Venezuela were almost dry as a nationwide strike entered its 18th day on Thursday, threatening to paralyze transportation and the delivery of goods and throw the country into deeper chaos. The strike is aimed at forcing President Hugo Chavez to resign or agree to early elections. Chavez, who vows to stay in office, branded striking oil workers as traitors sabotaging Venezuela's oil-based economy and issued a decree allowing the temporary seizure of private vehicles to ensure deliveries of food and gas. "We must always be alert, ready to defend our revolution," Chavez told thousands of supporters late Wednesday at a Caracas arena. He said the strikers "have aligned themselves with treason.""Damn them all! Who're these citizens to stand in the way of Armed Struggle™?" Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-12-19 |
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