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Hugo Chavez died on Wednesday after 14 years as President of
Venezuela. He didn’t love everyone, and not everyone loved him – but he had
strong opinions, and wasn’t afraid to express them. Here’s a brief sample, and a
site you can check out for more:
The Devil at the UN
Chavez infamously referred to US President
George W. Bush as the devil in a 2006 address to the UN: "And the Devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the Devil came here.
Right here. [crosses himself] And it smells of sulphur still today. Yesterday,
ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the president of the United States,
the gentleman to whom I refer as the Devil, came here, talking as if he owned
the world. Truly. As the owner of the world."
Tony Blair as an imperial pawn
After UK Prime Minister Tony Blair
advised Chavez to abide by international law and avoid close relations with Cuba,
the Venezuelan president hit back with this: "Don't be shameless, Mr Blair. Don't be immoral, Mr Blair. You are
one of those who have no morals. You are not one who has the right to criticise
anyone about the rules of the international community. You are an
imperialist pawn who attempts to curry favour with Danger Bush-Hitler, the
number one mass murderer and assassin there is on the planet. Go straight
to hell, Mr Blair."
Capitalism destroyed life on Mars
On World Water Day in 2011, Chavez marked the occasion by
noting the destructive potential of capitalism: "I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that
there had been civilization on Mars, but maybe capitalism arrived there,
imperialism arrived and finished off the planet. Careful! Here on planet Earth
where hundreds of years ago or less there were great forests, now there are
deserts. Where there were rivers, there are deserts."
There is a wonderful interview between Chavez and TvFox journalist. It is about Ahmedinejad. You should also post it here.
ReplyDeleteThanks Doruk. I'll check it out.
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