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| Hugo Chavez called a 'coward' as insults fly at Latin American summit |
| 2010-02-23 |
| President Hugo Chavez nearly stormed out of the summit on Monday during a shouting match with his Colombian counterpart. The clash took place during a private meeting of heads of state, on the sidelines of a two-day summit of Latin American and Caribbean nations in Cancun, Mexico, a Colombian diplomat told the AFP news agency. Mr Uribe complained to Mr Chavez about a trade embargo Venezuela has imposed on Colombia, upsetting the Venezuelan president and further exacerbating their falling out ever since Bogota signed a military base agreement with the US last year. Mr Chavez then accused Mr Uribe of planning his assassination by a paramilitary squad and threatened to walk out of the summit in disgust. "An angry Uribe then shouted: 'Be a man! These issues are meant to be discussed in these venues. You're brave speaking at a distance, but a coward when it comes to talking face to face'," the diplomat said. Mr Chavez is reported to have replied: "Go to hell!" President Felipe Calderon of Mexico then attempted to reconcile the pair of fuming leaders, according to the diplomat. Mr Calderon said later that Venezuela and Colombia must settle their differences in "respectful dialogue ... to avoid accusations and recriminations". His spokesman, Max Cortazar, confirmed the Uribe-Chavez altercation. "There was a hot exchange of views, but without getting down to insults," Mr Cortazar insisted. In a broadcast on Venezuelan television and radio this week, Mr Chavez demanded Britain hand over the Falkland Islands to Argentina in a direct appeal to the Queen. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 Hugo, tu tienes tremendo culo. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2010-02-23 20:58 |
| #3 Anybody not trying to assassinate Hugo? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-02-23 20:53 |
| #2 Tu eres un joto y cabron! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-23 20:51 |
| #1 Spanish language curses are some of the most poetic, and can get truly impressive, invoking relationships with the illegitimate offspring of a priest and a dentist's dog, etc. But one of my favorites, that shouldn't be translated, is: "Chupe mantequilla de mi culo", which we could but hope would give Chavez a rage stroke, especially if conjugated in such a way as to involve his madre. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-02-23 20:50 |