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Caribbean-Latin America
Chavez: Carlos the Jackal 'A Good Friend'
2006-06-02
He's just begging for it, isn't he?
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez brought up Carlos the Jackal during a meeting of oil producers Thursday, calling the Venezuela-born terrorist who once took hostages at an OPEC meeting "a good friend."

Carlos, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, gained notoriety during the Cold War for staging a string of bombings and assassinations. He is serving a life sentence for murder in France.

Chavez recalled in his speech how Ramirez once in a letter referred to the Venezuelan leader's 1999 tour of OPEC member states. He said Carlos, "a good friend," said in the missive from his prison that the tour appeared "hair-raising." "I will never forget that phrase from Carlos," Chavez said.

Chavez provoked controversy in 1999 when he confirmed he had written a letter to Ramirez. He addressed Ramirez as "Dear compatriot" and, according to press reports, signed it "with profound faith in the cause and the mission, now and forever." Chavez, who describes himself as a socialist revolutionary, has said the letter was intended to express "human solidarity" with Ramirez but not "political solidarity."
Posted by:Steve White

#33  Correction:

Rafael Ramirez, Venezuela's Oil Minister, is a cousin of Carlos the Jackal, not his nephew.
Posted by: TMH   2006-06-02 17:01  

#32  Ditto.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-06-02 16:19  

#31  Ilich Ramirez Sanchez is the nephew of the present Oil and Energy Minister of Venezuela.

!
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-06-02 16:14  

#30  Ilich Ramirez Sanchez is the nephew of the present Oil and Energy Minister of Venezuela.
Posted by: TMH   2006-06-02 16:03  

#29  You got 'em Ed. Points for finding a sandy annonymizer tho. Must be something PeeDee left for them to play with.

Posted by: 6   2006-06-02 15:20  

#28  Whoaa Hugo, you invoke the name of "Carlos the Jackal" at an OPEC meeting and even go as far to call him a "a good friend"...and they still donÂ’t accept your proposal. DamnÂ…what up wid dat?
Posted by: DepotGuy   2006-06-02 14:43  

#27  Justice said A person who cares for poor people must be good man

What a load of crap. They like anyone who doesn't like one of thier enemies (Otherwise known as non-muslim nations)If that was the truth, they would like the U.S.

Justice, can you tell me any Nation that has spent more money on helping the poor than the U.S.?

If not, why then do you not like the U.S. and the rest of the West?
Posted by: Mike N.   2006-06-02 14:40  

#26  You mean Justin is actually Moderator who is actually Justice?
Wow. That is just so friggin slick!
Posted by: tu3031   2006-06-02 14:03  

#25  Listen to Dogs,
Make your argument and defend it. There is no need to appropriate the identify of muslim fanatics. None of us here are under any illusions about the ummah or the slaughter that will ensue when the battle is joined in earnest.
Posted by: ed   2006-06-02 13:57  

#24  So I'm NOT banned? LOL
Posted by: Frank G   2006-06-02 13:51  

#23  
Dear wannabe commenter:

Appropriating the identities of others is frowned upon at Rantburg.

-- the real moderators
Posted by: Moderator   2006-06-02 13:28  

#22  rants + oil income. Same as his new buddy Ahmadinajad.

Word, lotp.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-06-02 13:21  

#21  Speaking as an orthodox Catholic lay minister, Hugo is pretty far off the reservation. His "Catholicism" is about the smae place as is his "Democracy". Tools for self promotion and maintinag power, and only to that extent does he professs them, even superficially.
Posted by: Oldspook   2006-06-02 13:19  

#20  So I take it you're not interested, Justice?
That's okay. Plenty more around like you. I'll hook one of them.
That hellfire ride sounds cool. Is that like at GazaDisney?
Posted by: tu3031   2006-06-02 13:16  

#19  make sure you all wah your hands with soap after you finish with Justice, k?
Posted by: Frank G   2006-06-02 13:13  

#18  Just warms your little heart, doesn't it, to think of people being tortured because they don't agree with you.

Typical.
Posted by: lotp   2006-06-02 13:12  

#17  Busted.
Posted by: ed   2006-06-02 12:57  

#16  That bridge is still available, Justice. It's a nice one. Goes from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Easy payment plan. Lemme know...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-06-02 12:57  

#15  The (TM) and the Star Wars remark make me wonder about him too.

As far as He stands up for the native Indians, the African Americans, the hispanics, the oppressed, the downtrodden

It has been a long time since these races have been oppressed in America.

Being Black, Hispanic, or Native American in the Evil Empire is far better than being someone who is not in power in Venezuela. Or in most of the Arab world for that matter.
Posted by: Mike N.   2006-06-02 12:53  

#14  Barks Like a Dog, did you find a new proxy server?
Posted by: ed   2006-06-02 12:40  

#13  Chavez's religion is Communism.
Posted by: ed   2006-06-02 12:34  

#12  Ok, this isn't sarcasm, sorry, I was wondering about the Tm.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-06-02 12:07  

#11  A person who cares for poor people must be good man

Hey, Justice? Wanna buy a bridge?
Posted by: tu3031   2006-06-02 11:49  

#10  Chávez is a Roman Catholic, but has had disputes with both the Venezuelan Catholic clergy and Protestant church hierarchies.[88][89] Although he has traditionally kept his own faith a private matter, Chávez has become increasingly open to discussing his religious views, but never mentions Islam stating that both his faith and his interpretation of Jesus' personal life and ideology have had a profound impact on his leftist views: "He [Jesus] not Allan accompanied me in difficult times, in crucial moments. So Jesus Christ is no doubt a historical figure — he was someone who rebelled, an anti-imperialist guy. He confronted the Roman Empire.... Because who might think that Jesus was a capitalist? No. Judas was the capitalist, for taking the coins! Christ was a revolutionary. He confronted the religious hierarchies. He confronted the economic power of the time. He preferred death in the defense of his humanistic ideals, who fostered change.... He is our Jesus Christ."[90]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez

Does not look like good Islamic material Justice. I think he prefers that fellow over in Rome. I suspect Allan would approve his.... removal.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-06-02 11:47  

#9  Wait a sec...references to western imperialist decadent movies like Star Wars from a devout Muzzie? I'm confused....
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-06-02 11:42  

#8  Your act is wearing thin Justice. Chavez is a simpering preening fool, snd the Arabs know it. He's only useful as long as he provides America a sideshow and a distraction from prosecuting the War on Jihadis.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-06-02 11:39  

#7  Btw, this reminds me of a quote by a soody prince saying how Shiraq was honorable and dignified, how he abided to his word : a "true arab", sic. Sometimes, there are praises which are not really praises, quite the contrary, coming from certain people.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-06-02 11:38  

#6  Again, I suspect this might be second degree, but I'll let more subtil people decide...
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-06-02 11:36  

#5  rants + oil income. Same as his new buddy Ahmadinajad.
Posted by: lotp   2006-06-02 09:01  

#4  Almost solely through his psychotic rants, Hugo seems to be slowly evolving from a harmless south american thug to a power...and maybe a real danger to the world.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-06-02 08:57  

#3  Openly, under the noses of many who do not want to pay attention, I'm afraid.
Posted by: lotp   2006-06-02 08:52  

#2  Btw, Carlos has written a book called "Revolutionary islam" while in french jail, in which he praises islam as the driving force of the coming revolution which will defeat the capitalist democratic order. The axis takes form nicely.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-06-02 07:15  

#1  Somehow, I don't think ol' Hugo understands the term "charm offensive" the way most of us do.
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2006-06-02 05:17  

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