Avoid anti-U.S. talk, Chavez told

[rawstory]

From the liberal alternative to Drudge, http://rawstory.com


BBC NEWS - President Chavez celebrated triumphantly before supporters
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez can work towards better ties with the US by avoiding inflammatory rhetoric, the US State Department has said.

Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage made the remarks at a ceremony to swear in a new US envoy for Caracas.

President Chavez meanwhile celebrated a referendum victory endorsing his rule by criticising the opposition groups that had campaigned against him.

He has previously accused the US of financing the opposition.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3607126.stm

[Hornito]

1. Chavez, should tell Armitage, to kiss his democratically elected

ass!! Fuck Armitage, ....and his boss too!

[jdj]

2. Wow. this is a new one on me:

"The US has tended to avoid direct criticism of President Chavez, whose country is a major oil supplier."

since when?

[despairing optimist]

6. Shhh. It's true.

The US is avoiding direct criticism. It's just trying to overthrow him privately.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

7. Exactly

The puppetmaster never draws attention to mimself

[Cha]

10. I guess little george p bush didn't get the memo...

he was in Mexico recently saying what a dictator Chavez is.

[jdj]

14. Thank you, I was beginning to think I'm crazy.

Everyone else is getting the memo, all the repukes I know call Chavez a commie.

[Voltaire99]

3. LOL! Why bother?

Chavez has survived a US-backed coup and a US-backed effort to Schwarzenegger him.

He seems to be doing all right without Richard Armitage being his bestest friend. ;-)

[Gyre]

5. Good comment!

Exactly, right on.:)

Gyre

[Cha]

11. Don't ya mean ..Davis him?

:)

[MasonJar]

4. That's about as likely as telling the French to rename their fries.

These people are the most arrogant bunch of freaks ever assembled.

[bpilgrim]

8. they must not think he's speaking out enough?

i'm sure he'll carry on but i wonder if that plays into the neoCONs hands by helping sell his mad-man, dangerous, enemy 'image' in the american media... which will be crucial if we 'must' invade to restore 'democracy' :shrug:



peace

[pinniped]

9. Does the same go for North Korea?

But they speaketh the truth, * is either human trash or subhuman trash.

[Paulie]

12. DUPE

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x781999

[markses]

13. Avoid military coups of democratically elected governments, US told

I mean, puh-leeeeez.

[LynnTheDem]

15. Yep no dissent allowed

Or we'll be forced to invade & occupy Venz and overthrow their democratically elected government to liberate them so they can be free to dissent against any who are not rightwingnuts.

Oh and what nice oil you have...

[JanMichael]

16. I'm absolutely certain that Hugo Chavez will abide by that.

Bwahahaha! seriously, he's beat the shit out of the US supported Plutocratic assholes up and down the futbol field. Once up! Once down. One more time up! One more time down.

They just need to face it, the PEOPLE have the POWER now in Venezuela, PERIOD. They (The bleach blond Bushite/Fascist wannabees) CANNOT defeat the REVOLUTION democratically, my guess is an assasination attempt in January.