Truemors
At this point one might feel sorry for the Venezuelan people.
To have such an undiplomatic man as their President. Is he an
embarrassing example of Castroism? Will he isolate Venezuela the same
way Castro isolated Cuba? The arrogance seems unlimited. Does he think
the world stage is for childish name calling fits? Is he the Sadaam of
Latin America? Just like his mentor what positive effect has he had for
Latin America other than being a pimple on Americas ass. Is that what
Chavez strives for? What has that gotten Cuba? Or has Castro filled
Chavez’s head with the delusion that he can lead a coalition of
countries against the West. Maybe he should not mistake the Wests
tolerance for weakness. He knows the minute any serious threat comes
from Venezuela his oil fields may not be there the morning after.
Anyway he has his hands full with unhappy students, maybe he should
take them on before he takes on the rest of the world.
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - The king of Spain told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to “shut up” Saturday during a heated exchange at a summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.Chavez, who called President Bush the “devil” on the floor of the United Nations last year, triggered the exchange by repeatedly referring to former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar as a “fascist.”
Aznar, a conservative who was an ally of Bush as prime minister, “is a fascist,” Chavez said in a speech at the Ibero-American summit in Santiago, Chile. “Fascists are not human. A snake is more human.”
Spain’s current socialist prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, responded during his own allotted time by urging Chavez to be more diplomatic in his words and respect other leaders despite political differences.
“Former President Aznar was democratically elected by the Spanish people and was a legitimate representative of the Spanish people,” he said, eliciting applause from the gathered heads of state.
Chavez repeatedly tried to interrupt, but his microphone was off.
Spanish King Juan Carlos, seated next to Zapatero, angrily turned to Chavez and said, “Why don’t you shut up?”
The Venezuelan leader did not immediately respond, but later used time ceded to him by his close ally Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to answer Zapatero’s speech.
“I do not offend by telling the truth,” he said. “The Venezuelan government reserves the right to respond to any aggression, anywhere, in any space and in any manner.”
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