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Caribbean-Latin America
Chavez plays with fire eyes an 'axis' of US enemies
2006-06-13
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced on Sunday that he will visit Iran and North Korea, two nations at odds with Washington over nuclear development, at a time when Chavez is seeking to distance Venezuela from the United States.

Chavez, who has promised a socialist revolution to end poverty in the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, has drawn fire from the US State Department for building alliances with US foes like Cuba and Iran. "We will soon be in North Korea, we will soon be in Tehran, deepening our ... strategic alliances" Chavez said during his weekly Sunday broadcast.

He said the tour will also include stops in China and Russia, where Venezuela will sign military cooperation agreements with the Russian government, following US moves to block Chavez's arms purchases from other countries. He did not provide dates for the trip, which he said will include a stop in "North Vietnam".
Posted by:ryuge

#13  No wonder Joseph is a little off. Ain't much in Guam.
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-06-13 19:07  

#12  mcsegeek1, JosephMendiola is apparently posting from Guam, so it's not a sleep issue as such.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-06-13 17:21  

#11  No big deal, he'll be out of office in a couple of years.

Right after the new airport viaduct is finished.
Posted by: 6   2006-06-13 16:41  

#10  Hugo, If we wanted you dead, you'd be dead. c.f. Zarqawi vs Mk82

Keep trying, you'll get there eventually, or else your own military will have some ambitious Colonel like you, and he will put an end to you.
Posted by: Oldspook   2006-06-13 16:26  

#9  Sad to see someone so desperate for attention.

PJ O'Rourke once said (I'm paraphrasing from memory) that the US is like the hot cool chick in high school and everyone wants her attention even if they have to act like a damn fool or tease her to get it.

That pretty much fits Hugo "notice me, notice me" Chavez.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2006-06-13 14:54  

#8  I'm more fearful he'll live as long as Castro.

he's got a year or two at most at this pace
Posted by: Frank G   2006-06-13 10:13  

#7  don't underestimate the danger of having him openly supporting and privately facilitating Islamacist terror camps based in Latin America.

It would certainly decrease the adverse reaction in LA if we did take action against him. I'm more fearful he'll live as long as Castro.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-06-13 09:55  

#6  "don't underestimate the danger of having him openly supporting and privately facilitating Islamacist terror camps based in Latin America"

One can only hope! This is the perfect excuse to take him out.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-06-13 09:53  

#5  Chavez' interior minister admitted they "lost" 20,000 blank passports a while back. Nice and clean and official and ready to have pictures and print added by .... whomever.

While he's a pompous jerk, don't underestimate the danger of having him openly supporting and privately facilitating Islamacist terror camps based in Latin America.
Posted by: lotp   2006-06-13 09:47  

#4  JM, what is it? Can't sleeep at 1:00 am so you find it necessary to ramble on here?

As to the story, ....Please. Hugo has delusions of grandeur. He's only as important as the MSM makes him.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-06-13 08:46  

#3  Dubya has IRAN, SYRIA, NORTH KOREA and TAIWAN, i.e. where the WMDS are andor where the risk of geopol confrontation between the US-West vs Russia-China is greatest. Chavez and Morales, i.e. where the WMDS-Conflict is NOT, in all likelihood will be left to Dubya's GOP-DEM POTUS.
NOT EVEN DUBYA CAN RESOLVE EVERYTHING - PRAY DUBYA'S SUCCESSOR IS ANOTHER REPUB-CONSERVATIVE.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-06-13 01:57  

#2  Not at all. The world knows that the US will take no action against the worst incitement, slander and demonisation that the propagandists can come up with. Even when it is so vile it gets our people killed. The US is a safe target.
Posted by: ed   2006-06-13 01:05  

#1  Boy, this guy has a death/war wish, doesn't he?
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-06-13 00:58  

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