/arcane
Posted on 05/14/2006 5:36:06 PM PDT by blam
Chavez offers oil to Europe's poor
Venezuelan President promises fuel to the needy and proclaims 'final days of the North American empire' before visit to Britain today
Sunday May 14, 2006
The Observer (UK)
Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez arrives in London today with an extraordinary promise to offer cut-rate heating oil for needy families in Europe, modelled on a similar campaign in the US which has been seen partly as a bid to embarrass President George Bush.
Last night Chavez also issued a taunting obituary for the 'American empire' on the eve of a visit where he will be shunned by Downing Street but welcomed by London Mayor Ken Livingststone.
Chavez said in Vienna yesterday that the 'final hours of the North American empire have arrived ... Now we have to say to the empire: "We're not afraid of you. You're a paper tiger."'
Referring to his supply of heating to poor American families last winter, Chavez told a meeting of political supporters: 'I'd like to do the same here in Europe.'
He was addressing an 'alternative summit' held alongside a three-day meeting of leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean in the Austrian capital. 'I want to humbly offer support to the poorest people who do not have resources for central heating in winter and make sure that support arrives,' he said.
Though he said that Venezuela has two refineries in Germany and one in Britain, he did not provide further details about how the supply scheme would work. But he said Venezuelan ambassadors in Europe were looking into the matter. 'You Europeans can help us greatly. Your European social networks can make sure the support arrives where it should,' Chavez told the conference.
This past winter, Venezuela delivered cut-rate oil to low-income Americans through Citgo,...
(Excerpt) Read more at observer.guardian.co.uk ...
"The US imports 14% of its oil from Venezuela which represents 60% of their exports."
wow, that was a quick, non-empire.
fantasy isle... the plane ,the plane boss
/sarcasm
I can't wait until this turd runs out of oil.
two words : Isoroku Yamamoto .....
"Chavez arrives in London today with an extraordinary promise to offer cut-rate heating oil for needy families in Europe, modelled on a similar campaign in the US "
Lots of assholes out there that are pretty cocky given the price of oil. We need $30 oil and quick. Everybody should stay home this Memorial Weekend and DO NOT BUY GAS.
If we do that July 4th too, oil would plummet.
/arcane
HA!
"We're not afraid of you. You're a paper tiger."'
Beat me to it.
Of course. Livingstone is a communist.
Chavez sounds more and more like a Tammany Hall Democrat.
Ditto.
What about the poor in Venezuela?
Chavez is not taking care of the people who live in garbage dumps and tin shacks just outside of Caracas?
"I've not stopped at a Citgo station since I found out
Chavez/Venez owns them"
Wow - and i know Putin owns Getty now. I dont buy from them.
good one ;^)
you got it
(The can opener is also known as a P-38- which is also the name of the type of airplane that took out Admiral Yamamoto)
In Venezula the price of gas is 12 cents a gallon. Sickening.
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