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Caribbean-Latin America
Chavez: U.S. trying to sabotage economy
2007-02-23
Nah, Hugo. You're doing a good enough job for us. We'll save the money and just watch...
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez warned that the U.S. government, allegedly frustrated by failed assassination plots against him, was now planning to sabotage the oil-producing country's economy.
They almost killed me, like, twenty times...yesterday. Didn't you see it?
Chavez, speaking Thursday on his newly scheduled prime-time TV talk show, predicted that "one of the fiercest battle fronts" was coming ahead as Washington readied to destroy Venezuela economically.
Setting up your fall guy already? Be like Bob and blame...THE MAN!!!
He said that recent comments by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accusing Chavez of "destroying" his country's economy meant that "the imperialist plan of the moment" had turned to economic sabotage.
Quick! Print more Bolivars! We must fight the Gringo economic sabotage!
"(That's) one of the plans. The other is assassination," he said, reiterating past claims that the U.S. government is plotting to kill him. "We've neutralized various attempts, and I have faith we will continue neutralizing them. But they won't rest."
Make sure you keep checking under your bed every night. Because the one night you don't...
Chavez said that recent urgings by President Bush for his country to reduce its oil dependency on unfriendly nations, including Venezuela, meant that Venezuela was already on "the drawing table" and Washington was laying its plans.
BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Venezuela and the United States have had increasingly rocky political relations though they continue to be major trading partners in oil. The U.S. is the No. 1 market for crude from Venezuela, the world's eighth-largest oil exporter.
Posted by:tu3031

#10  The Zimbabwefication of Venezuela continues.
Posted by: DMFD   2007-02-23 20:55  

#9  Looks like it's time to chop off a few more zeroes off of your currency, eh buddy?

Yeah, that's always a good way to aid your economy (which is already critically dependent on the price of one specific commodity) after you discourage foreign investment by threatening nationalizion.

How long will it be before Venezuela is begging for handouts from Cuba?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Posted by: Sic_Semper_Tyrannus   2007-02-23 19:08  

#8  The elections were likely rigged but I'll wager he won all three without the net. Venezuelans are big on gimme, and Hugo came along at the right time (oil prices) with enough gimmes. Course now chicken and fresh milk seem to have disappeared off the foodmart shelves. Course if you can find milk or chicken at the Mercals it's at a really, really good price.

Soviet style morning-lines are starting to appear.
Posted by: Shipman   2007-02-23 17:21  

#7  [Read the following exceptionally slow]
My honorable friend wun fay-uh an' sqay-uh. I ver-fide it muh-seff. They-uh ain't no raysun why his wise egalitarun policies should fail.

The Raypubluh-cans, in fact Amer-kaa, must bay tuh blame.
Posted by: Dhimmi Carter   2007-02-23 15:49  

#6  No socialist needs help in ruining an economy.
See the violence incompetence inherent in the system!
Posted by: Spot   2007-02-23 13:19  

#5  Bobo pauses after reciting the above; and begins again, fellow countrymen, you have nothing to worry about, you have me, as chief oil minister, chief media mogul, head of crop production, technology R&D, and a whole host of newly creatyed departments soon to come under my control, and be named after me. My fellow venezuelans, reach out for me and I will be there, my face on every placard and sign as a reminder of my magnificent tallent all assigned to you. I ask; speak bravely in my defence as I unwind all the imperialist departments, I assure you I will do a better job with the economy than anyone man could do. With my new titles I shall strive to inform you and keep you connected to the progress that I will make, on your behalf.....fellow venezuelans, let me remind you of the struggle ahead, as I undertake the period of learning, about deep water drilling, heavy oil transformation and the nobel prise criteria, I'll need to capture the prize for Leader with the most On air time.
Posted by: Grinter Pholuting3152   2007-02-23 12:40  

#4  Yes, and we are accomplishing this feat by ensuring this asshole gets elected again and again. What a maroon.
Posted by: Broadhead6 in Iraq   2007-02-23 12:17  

#3  Simple: rigged elections.
Posted by: JFM   2007-02-23 12:14  

#2  Bugger - how on *earth* did Venezuela get itself lumbered with this tool, this asshole, this miscreant, this, this fool?

And is there any chance of them putting him in a nice sanatorium somewhere?
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2007-02-23 11:57  

#1  Another day, another failed dictator blaming the US for his failure.

Life is good.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-02-23 11:43  

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