Friends, Whereas Iran is a target because it threatens the petrodollar regime, Venezuela is a threat because it is fomenting a regional resistance to US economic imperialism. In the Matrix, on the other hand, we read about a 'nuclear threat' and 'anti-democratic behavior', both of which are bald-faced lies. Meanwhile, Iran's near neighbor Israel is an actual nuclear danger to regional peace, and many of Venezuela's regional neighbors (e.g., Guatemala) are outright fascist dictatorships with death squads and the whole 9 yards. These actual offenders, of course, receive aid from the US. c'est la vie in the Matrix, rkm -------------------------------------------------------- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10369297 New Zealand Herald Don't mess with me, Chavez tells Rice 21.02.06 CARACAS - Hugo Chavez has warned US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice not to "mess with" him days after she described Venezuela as a menace to regional democracy. "Don't mess with me Condoleezza. Don't mess with me, girl," the President said during a weekly broadcast. The warning comes days after Rice described Venezuela as one of the "biggest problems" for the West and promised to develop regional alliances as part of a strategy to expose "anti-democratic" behaviour in Venezuela. Chavez has repeatedly accused Washington of trying to topple him, and says the US will attempt to sow chaos in this year's elections. Relations between the US and Venezuela have been strained since Chavez accused the US of plotting a coup that briefly toppled him in 2002. Tensions between Washington and Caracas increased this month after Chavez expelled a US naval attache for alleged espionage. The State Department responded by expelling a top Venezuelan diplomat. - REUTERS -- -------------------------------------------------------- http://cyberjournal.org "Escaping the Matrix: how We the People can change the world": http://escapingthematrix.org/ Posting archives: http://cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?date=01Jan2007&lists=newslog Subscribe to low-traffic list: mailto:•••@••.••• ___________________________________________ In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
