Help, George W. Bush is Trying to Kill Me!!!11!111 OMG NO! AIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[RabidMongoose]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4282603.stm

Chavez says US plans to kill him

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he believes the US government is planning to assassinate him.

"If they kill me, the name of the person responsible is [President] George Bush," Mr Chavez said.

Mr Chavez - who offered no evidence to back his claim - said any attempt on his life would backfire and threatened to cut off oil supplies to America.

He was apparently reacting to growing criticism by top US officials of his left-wing government.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has recently described the former paratrooper as a "negative force" in Latin America, while CIA chief Porter Goss said Venezuela was a possible source of instability in the region.

Washington blames Mr Chavez of being heavy-handed towards Venezuela's opposition, and has recently criticised Caracas for arms purchases from Russia.

Diplomatic ties between Washington and Caracas have soured since Mr Chavez came to power in 1999.

There was no immediate response to his comments from Washington.

'No-nonsense talk'

"If, by the hand of the devil, those perverse plans succeed... forget about Venezuelan oil, Mr Bush, " Mr Chavez said during his weekly TV show.

"If you try, you will regret it Comrade Mr Bush."

Venezuela is one of the world's leading oil exporters - it sells about 1.5 million barrels a day to the US.

Mr Chavez has repeatedly accused the US of backing Venezuela's opposition to oust or even kill him, a charge Washington denies.

He has alleged that the White House played part in an April coup in 2002, which briefly removed him from power.

Mr Chavez's comments echoed the words of Cuban President Fidel Castro who said last week: "If Chavez is assassinated, the blame will fall on Bush."

"I say that as someone who has survived hundreds of the empire's (assassination) plans," Mr Castro added.

"Now, I am going to say it. Neither Fidel Castro nor I talk nonsense," Mr Chavez said on Sunday.

I thought that I would post this since there have been a couple of Venezuela threads in the past couple of weeks or so. Also I think that some of the quotes are quite humorous 🙂

I wonder if he would really follow through with his plans if an assassination attempt is made. He seems a little mentally unstable right now, but I guess a good number of people are scared of Bush right now.

Could US-Venezuela relations get any worse?

 

[Colt45]

It's not exactly like its that unexpected, Considering the US's history of fvcking over central/south america.

Not to mention that the US already tried a coup against him.

 

[Engineer]

Could US-Venezuela relations get any worse?

Just wait until the oil starts gong to China instead of the US!

 

[RabidMongoose]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Could US-Venezuela relations get any worse?

Just wait until the oil starts gong to China instead of the US!

China should 'plot' an assassination attempt and make sure that it fails. Hmmm..sounds like a good plan for them.

 

[RabidMongoose]

Originally posted by: Colt45
Not to mention that the US already tried a coup against him.

What exactly did the US contribute to the coup attempt against him?

 

[Steeplerot]

A whole bunch of butt-out sounds like a winner to me.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose

Originally posted by: Colt45
Not to mention that the US already tried a coup against him.

What exactly did the US contribute to the coup attempt against him?

Supposedly they (CIA) knew about the coup beforehand but chose not to warn Chavez. Spain also knew of the coup, and admitted that they actively supported the coup.

 

[dahunan]

He sounds just like this administration before we attacked Iraq

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose

Originally posted by: Colt45
Not to mention that the US already tried a coup against him.

What exactly did the US contribute to the coup attempt against him?

I hear there was a small round of small "yays" that went around.

 

[cquark]

Originally posted by: Strk

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose

Originally posted by: Colt45
Not to mention that the US already tried a coup against him.

What exactly did the US contribute to the coup attempt against him?

I hear there was a small round of small "yays" that went around.

Actually, that was the supposedly liberal US media, like the NY Times, who endorsed the military removal of an elected president as a pro-democracy move.

However, the US government had a larger role. Otto Reich, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, met with coup plotters before the coup, was in telephone contact with them during their short reign, and summoned Latin American ambassadors to his office to announce US support for the coup. Interviews with former US intelligence officers revealed that US military attache, Lt Col James Rogers, was involved in setting up the coup as early as the previous June. US navy units provided signals intelligence for the coup party too.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: cquark

Originally posted by: Strk

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose

Originally posted by: Colt45
Not to mention that the US already tried a coup against him.

What exactly did the US contribute to the coup attempt against him?

I hear there was a small round of small "yays" that went around.

Actually, that was the supposedly liberal US media, like the NY Times, who endorsed the military removal of an elected president as a pro-democracy move.

However, the US government had a larger role. Otto Reich, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, met with coup plotters before the coup, was in telephone contact with them during their short reign, and summoned Latin American ambassadors to his office to announce US support for the coup. Interviews with former US intelligence officers revealed that US military attache, Lt Col James Rogers, was involved in setting up the coup as early as the previous June. US navy units provided signals intelligence for the coup party too.

Those are rumors, where as Spain has acknowledged its role. It's just another example of the EU not letting go of colonialism and attempting to dominate and devastate the world once again.

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: Colt45
It's not exactly like its that unexpected, Considering the US's history of fvcking over central/south america.

Not to mention that the US already tried a coup against him.

Exactly. RabidMongoose's sarcasm shows he is ignorant of US foreign policy history.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: Infohawk

Originally posted by: Colt45
It's not exactly like its that unexpected, Considering the US's history of fvcking over central/south america.

Not to mention that the US already tried a coup against him.

Exactly. RabidMongoose's sarcasm shows he is ignorant of US foreign policy history.

You should be the last one to call someone else ignorant of history after your showing of complete lack of knowledge regarding slavery and colonialism. I'm still laughing at how you're basically the equivalent of a holocaust denier.

 

[RabidMongoose]

Originally posted by: Infohawk

Originally posted by: Colt45
It's not exactly like its that unexpected, Considering the US's history of fvcking over central/south america.

Not to mention that the US already tried a coup against him.

Exactly. RabidMongoose's sarcasm shows he is ignorant of US foreign policy history.

No, it doesn't. I guess you have no sense of humor, but then again most extremists don't.

 

[BBond]

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose

Originally posted by: Infohawk

Originally posted by: Colt45
It's not exactly like its that unexpected, Considering the US's history of fvcking over central/south america.

Not to mention that the US already tried a coup against him.

Exactly. RabidMongoose's sarcasm shows he is ignorant of US foreign policy history.

No, it doesn't. I guess you have no sense of humor, but then again most extremists don't.

You do realize Chavez wouldn't be the first South American leader to be assassinated with help from the USA, right?

Or that the USA has long carried out covert operations in Central and South American nations, not to mention Middle Eastern, African, Asian, etc.

 

[yllus]

Dude's acting a lot like Jong-Il lately. Conjuring threats to himself/his country pretty much out of nowhere, threatening the U.S., generally shifting the attention away from the state of his people to focus on outsiders as the problem.

I gotta ask...don't you Americans get sick of it? Every tinfoil beanie wearing leader out there seems to have it in for you, even if the last time you made your country's presence felt in their was decades ago. The tsunami-affected countries. France. Germany. North Korea. Russia. Now Venezuela.

It's a shame the U.S. really isn't as all-powerful as each of those nations has claimed at some point. If it was, you'd be able to send in an elite assassination squad (riding in on sharks with frickin' laser beams on the heads, no doubt) the shut the idiots up. 😛

 

[RabidMongoose]

Originally posted by: yllus
Dude's acting a lot like Jong-Il lately. Conjuring threats to himself/his country pretty much out of nowhere, threatening the U.S., generally shifting the attention away from the state of his people to focus on outsiders as the problem.

Well I think a good number of countries try to shift attention away from their own countries to the US. It's a good excuse to use, I suppose.

I gotta ask...don't you Americans get sick of it? Every tinfoil beanie wearing leader out there seems to have it in for you, even if the last time you made your country's presence felt in their was decades ago. The tsunami-affected countries. France. Germany. North Korea. Russia. Now Venezuela.

Well the US is the most influential country in the world and with that should be a good deal of criticism. What annoys me is that many people from around the world comment on the US, but refuse to listen to you comment about their country. I find it incredibly hypocritical. I guess people cannot stand an American talking about another country.

It's a shame the U.S. really isn't as all-powerful as each of those nations has claimed at some point. If it was, you'd be able to send in an elite assassination squad (riding in on sharks with frickin' laser beams on the heads, no doubt) the shut the idiots up. 😛

I would rather send in mutated monkeys with rockets, but I guess sharks with laser beams would do.

 

[MrPabulum]

I wish the Carter Center had "butt-out" and let unbiased officials monitor Venezuela's recent referendum. The election was barely over and Carter declared the procreedings legitimate, and that Chavez had won "fair and square". A great deal of evidence suggested otherwise. Typical stuff from Carter.

 

[Votingisanillusion]

I wish the corporate media slaves had "butt-out" and let independant journalists monitor USA's recent elections. The last election was barely over and the corporate media declared the procreedings legitimate, and that Bush had won "fair and square". A great deal of evidence suggested otherwise. Typical stuff from the corporate media.

 

[cquark]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: cquark

Originally posted by: Strk

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose

Originally posted by: Colt45
Not to mention that the US already tried a coup against him.

What exactly did the US contribute to the coup attempt against him?

I hear there was a small round of small "yays" that went around.

Actually, that was the supposedly liberal US media, like the NY Times, who endorsed the military removal of an elected president as a pro-democracy move.

However, the US government had a larger role. Otto Reich, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, met with coup plotters before the coup, was in telephone contact with them during their short reign, and summoned Latin American ambassadors to his office to announce US support for the coup. Interviews with former US intelligence officers revealed that US military attache, Lt Col James Rogers, was involved in setting up the coup as early as the previous June. US navy units provided signals intelligence for the coup party too.

Those are rumors, where as Spain has acknowledged its role.

While it's true that Spain confessed, those are facts, not rumors. Even places with considerably higher standards of evidence than P&N, such as a courtroom, don't require a confession to determine guilt when actions demonstrate it.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Originally posted by: yllus
Dude's acting a lot like Jong-Il lately. Conjuring threats to himself/his country pretty much out of nowhere, threatening the U.S., generally shifting the attention away from the state of his people to focus on outsiders as the problem.

Exactly. Classical behaviour of the megalomanical types. "It's not my fault you people are poor. It's the fault of the imperialist US hegemon swine. Now please excuse me. I have a bottle of '52 Lafite that just finished breathing and some freshly chilled beluga. It was a gift from Putin, you know"