Annie
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With all the nonsense here and at school, what's happening in Venezuela has gotten away from me as far as posting goes. Chavez has managed to pull a sheet from Hitler and/or Castro. I'll get around to it in all liklihood, but for now, this addresses the aftermath:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_us
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_us
Venezuela's Chavez slams Bush on Iraq
By IAN JAMES, Associated Press WriterThu Feb 1, 2:26 PM ET
President Hugo Chavez dismissed Washington's concerns that Venezuela's democracy is under threat, saying a "dictatorship" led by President Bush poses a true threat to democracy around the world.
Condemning the war in Iraq, the Venezuelan leader said that Bush and John Negroponte, a former director of national intelligence who is designated for the No. 2 position in the State Department, should be tried for "war crimes" committed by the U.S. military across the globe.
"The two of them are criminals. They should be tried and thrown in prison for the rest of their days," Chavez told a news conference.
"If he had any dignity, the president of the United States would quit. The U.S. president doesn't have the political or moral capacity to govern," he added.
Chavez was responding to comments made on Wednesday by Bush, who said he was concerned about Venezuela's democracy.
"I am concerned about the undermining of democratic institutions. And we're working to help prevent that from happening," Bush said in an interview with Fox News....