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| Ahmadinejad: Chavez Will Return With Jesus and 12th Imam |
| 2013-03-06 |
| A day after his death, Hugo Chavez is already being touted as a martyr and a messiah by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who equated the now deceased Venezuelan leader to Jesus and Shiite Islam’s 12th imam Wednesday, saying, “I have no doubt that he will return, along with the righteous Jesus and the perfect human.” Ahmadinejad also reiterated claims made by Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro that Chavez died of a “suspect illness” but didn’t go as far as Maduro had in equating Chavez’s death to that of late Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yassir Arafat, who some believe died by poisoning at the hands of Israel. A cabinet meeting chaired by the president declared Wednesday a day of mourning in Iran, the state television website said. During Chavez’s tenure Venezuela became increasingly close with the Islamic Republic with Chavez making 13 visits to Iran between 1999 and his death on Tuesday. Ahmadinejad has made six visits to Venezuela since 2005. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 ...And they'll be opening at the Sands! Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2013-03-06 19:32 |
| #8 'Ugo wasn't really that tall and those old wells can be pretty deep. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2013-03-06 19:17 |
| #7 They allow toiletpaper on Ebay nowdays Perfessor? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-03-06 17:45 |
| #6 Somewhere in the Moslem Heaven, The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) is hitting about 14000 RPM. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-03-06 16:48 |
| #5 "but didn't go as far as Maduro had in equating Chavez's death to that of late Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yassir Arafat" Chávez had HIV? Who knew? |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2013-03-06 16:44 |
| #4 I'm gonna put the Shroud of Caracas on E-Bay. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2013-03-06 16:34 |
| #3 The Cult of Personality. A real recipe for success for a country. The Personality dies and the worker bees wander about wondering what to do. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-03-06 16:31 |
| #2 ...or Moe and Larry. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2013-03-06 16:26 |
| #1 I'm not holding my breath. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-03-06 15:25 |