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02-10-2006, 09:25 AM
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CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took another swipe at Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday, saying Britain should give back the Falkland Islands to Argentina.
Chavez, a blunt-speaking leftist known for his anti-American rhetoric, used the same address to prod U.S. President George W. Bush again, calling him a "nut case."
Chavez' comment on the Falklands came a day after he told Blair to "go to hell" for saying Venezuela should respect the rules of the international community.
His attack on the premier shifted his aim following a new flare-up with Washington, sparked when Chavez last week expelled a U.S. Navy attache for alleged espionage and compared Bush to Adolf Hitler.
On Thursday Chavez said Britain had violated the sovereignty of various nations, citing the case of the tiny Falkland Islands off the coast of Argentina, which Britain and Argentina went to war over in 1982.
"We have to remember the Falklands, how they were taken away from the Argentines," Chavez said in a speech in the western Venezuelan city of Maracaibo. "Those islands are Argentina's. Return them, Mr. Blair, those islands are Argentina's."
Britain still controls the Falklands, which Argentine troops invaded in 1982, setting off a three-month war against colonial ruler Britain in which hundreds were killed on both sides and more than 1,000 wounded.
Blair said during a parliamentary session on Wednesday that countries like Venezuela and Cuba should realise they had much to gain from the principles of democracy.
Chavez responded by telling Blair to stay in his place and calling him the main ally of "Hitler Danger Bush Hitler" -- referring to his favourite nickname for Bush, Mr. Danger.
Chavez, a former army officer who took office seven years ago after failing to win power in a 1992 coup, lashed out at Bush anew on Thursday, and said he preferred speaking with former U.S. president Bill Clinton.
"Now there's a nut case up there in the presidency of the United States," Chavez said. "He's dangerous to the world because he's capable of dropping nuclear bombs.
"Now they're making plans to invade Iran and Venezuela as well. He's crazy, the North Americans themselves are going to have to tie him up because he is capable of destroying half the world and destroying his own country."
Rocky since Chavez came to power, relations between oil-rich Venezuela and the chief buyer of its crude soured further when Chavez expelled U.S. naval attache John Correa last week. The U.S. State Department responded by expelling the chief of staff at Venezuela's embassy in Washington.
Despite the spat, Venezuela's ambassador in Washington Bernardo Alvarez said on Thursday Venezuela would continue to supply oil to the United States. Venezuela, the world's No. 5 exporter of oil, provides roughly 15 percent U.S. oil imports.
like Chavez or not , you have to admit he does have balls
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CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took another swipe at Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday, saying Britain should give back the Falkland Islands to Argentina.
Chavez, a blunt-speaking leftist known for his anti-American rhetoric, used the same address to prod U.S. President George W. Bush again, calling him a "nut case."
Chavez' comment on the Falklands came a day after he told Blair to "go to hell" for saying Venezuela should respect the rules of the international community.
His attack on the premier shifted his aim following a new flare-up with Washington, sparked when Chavez last week expelled a U.S. Navy attache for alleged espionage and compared Bush to Adolf Hitler.
On Thursday Chavez said Britain had violated the sovereignty of various nations, citing the case of the tiny Falkland Islands off the coast of Argentina, which Britain and Argentina went to war over in 1982.
"We have to remember the Falklands, how they were taken away from the Argentines," Chavez said in a speech in the western Venezuelan city of Maracaibo. "Those islands are Argentina's. Return them, Mr. Blair, those islands are Argentina's."
Britain still controls the Falklands, which Argentine troops invaded in 1982, setting off a three-month war against colonial ruler Britain in which hundreds were killed on both sides and more than 1,000 wounded.
Blair said during a parliamentary session on Wednesday that countries like Venezuela and Cuba should realise they had much to gain from the principles of democracy.
Chavez responded by telling Blair to stay in his place and calling him the main ally of "Hitler Danger Bush Hitler" -- referring to his favourite nickname for Bush, Mr. Danger.
Chavez, a former army officer who took office seven years ago after failing to win power in a 1992 coup, lashed out at Bush anew on Thursday, and said he preferred speaking with former U.S. president Bill Clinton.
"Now there's a nut case up there in the presidency of the United States," Chavez said. "He's dangerous to the world because he's capable of dropping nuclear bombs.
"Now they're making plans to invade Iran and Venezuela as well. He's crazy, the North Americans themselves are going to have to tie him up because he is capable of destroying half the world and destroying his own country."
Rocky since Chavez came to power, relations between oil-rich Venezuela and the chief buyer of its crude soured further when Chavez expelled U.S. naval attache John Correa last week. The U.S. State Department responded by expelling the chief of staff at Venezuela's embassy in Washington.
Despite the spat, Venezuela's ambassador in Washington Bernardo Alvarez said on Thursday Venezuela would continue to supply oil to the United States. Venezuela, the world's No. 5 exporter of oil, provides roughly 15 percent U.S. oil imports.
like Chavez or not , you have to admit he does have balls