Castro Warns Chavez To Beware Of U.S.-Backed Assasination Attempt
Oh don’t worry Hugo, baby. We don’t assasinate heads of state anymore.
HAVANA - Fidel Castro said Friday he has warned Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to watch out for U.S.-backed assassination attempts, telling his close friend and socialist ally to avoid open-top vehicles that could be targeted by snipers.
The 81-year-old Castro said Venezuela is facing “a world tyranny” as voters decide Sunday on constitutional changes that would give Chavez unchecked power to further transform the South American country into a socialist state.
“The empire has created conditions conducive to violence and internecine conflicts” in Venezuela, Castro wrote in an essay published in Cuba’s two leading official newspapers, referring to the U.S.
The Cuban leader said the U.S. should consider that if Chavez were killed or a civil war broke out in Venezuela, the world economy would “blow up” because of the importance of that country’s huge oil reserves.
His comments came a day after more than 100,000 people flooded Venezuela’s streets to oppose 69 proposed constitutional changes to the nation’s 1999 constitution that would, among other things, create forms of communal property, eliminate presidential term limits, and increase presidential authority.
It’s going to get real ugly pretty soon in Venezuela…I have a feeling.
Critics claim the reforms would give Chavez dictatorial power. The Venezuelan president, who has for weeks denounced vague, U.S.-backed plans to destabilize his government, counters that the revisions are necessary to give the public a greater voice in government.
Castro said threats against Chavez will not end with Sunday’s vote.
(AP)
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Oh, Fidel, sucks not being the center of attention, huh?
Not to worry … I think those strapping young Vene lads in the street will have Hugo’s neckless head on a tall pole in due time …
November 30th, 2007 at 4:40 pmThe Venezuelan people arent stupid, they see what has happened in Cuba. I dont think they will stand idley by and watch that country turn from what it is now to a dictatorship. Although if the military sides with Chavez then they cant do much about that.
November 30th, 2007 at 4:42 pm“to avoid open-top vehicles that could be targeted by snipers.”
If we decide to snipe his ass…even an armored car won’t protect him!
November 30th, 2007 at 4:55 pmYeah, DC, I wouldn’t mind playing Le Femme Nikita for that little “misson”.
Sorry … Thinking out loud … again.
November 30th, 2007 at 5:31 pmI wish.
If we decided to remove him from power, he’d be sharing a cell with Noriega instead of an unmarked grave with his hero, Che.
November 30th, 2007 at 7:00 pmThe Chavez propaganda machine is working overtime I see. Must be all that cocaine he’s been snorting…
November 30th, 2007 at 9:24 pm