Carter said it was understandable that Chavez continues to blame the US for the failed attempt to overthrow him.
Chavez was deposed by a civilian-military junta for about 48 hours in April 2002, before returning to power.
George Bush, the then US president, denied any US involvement in the abortive coup and called on Chavez, who is critical of US policy, to "learn a lesson" from the attempted overthrow.
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Me not trust Carter. He seems nice fellow but maybe old and not knowing gov't of these days. This be said, smarties say that Latin American State department officials be off reservation in 2002.
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And who gives a rat's ass?
Touche TGIA. Carter is unfamiliar with many parts of the modern world. He comes from an old generation and is out of touch. I recently heard him speak about global warming and clean techology. He didn't betray great insights into new green technologies.
ReplyDeleteHe was good for his time in the 1970s, but increasingly out of place in a modern world.
The counterpoint to his arguement on Chavez is that the Bush administration backed Chavez 1998-2002. Chavez' election and reelection was endorsed in op ed collumns in the Wall Street Journal because Chavez was "pro business." Many large multinational corporations backed Chavez. It really makes no sense to have supported a coup against him. Another election was coming up. Washington seemed to quietly back Chavez in that election.
TGIA, you hurt my feelings. Do you really not care? Well, the world is about more than Palestine. On Palestine, I think Carter has shown a lot of courage. Carter has been praised many times by IraqiMojo. I think Carter has been a friend of Palestine and I commend him for it.
<span>TGIA, you hurt my feelings.</span>
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Have you considered the the number of times when YOU hurt mine?
China will construct a $300 million communications satellite in Bolivia, President Evo Morales announced Thursday. Morales discussed future plans for cooperation with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, in New York during the annual United Nations General Assembly session. The two leaders’ discussion comes a week after the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN agency, pledged to assist Bolivia with orbital positions and frequency bands.
ReplyDeleteWhen did I hurt your feelings? Genuine question.
ReplyDeleteGood for Bolivia, China and the world :)
ReplyDeleteI like this guy more and more with each time he makes the news.
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