Chavez hails Russia for defying US with arms sale

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hailed Russia on Wednesday for defying a U.S. arms blockade by agreeing to sell fighter aircraft to his country.

Chavez will sign a $1 billion deal to buy at least 24 Russian Sukhoi-30 jets to replace oil-rich Venezuela's U.S. F-16s.

Washington has banned U.S. arms manufacturers from selling to Chavez. The U.S. says the populist leader, who proclaims socialist ideals to unite South America against U.S. influence, is destabilizing the region.

U.S. officials hoped to talk Russia out of the arms deals, but relations between Moscow and Washington are cool. Senior Kremlin officials say they see no reason to take advice from the United States.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060726/ts_nm/russia_venezuela_dc_1

a bad ass country that Russia DEFIED us with the jet sales?

I doubt it.

edit: To clarify the fact that I think Putin and Russia don't give a rat's ass what we think.

Will we have any allies left after * gets done with destroying our reputation? We can't sell to Chavez but Israel is a different story.

Our enemies in the war of Cleansing the middle east

edit: To clarify the fact that I think Putin and Russia don't give a rat's ass what we think.

Monkey boy basically shafted the Russians in regards to the WTO in a fit of pique (The "Just wait" comment), so Putin is probably totally enjoying every squeal and feeble whimper coming out of the US govt - payback is a bitch, and Russians are very good at it. Though I'm curious though when he will cry and whine about a certain other country who are _masters_ of long term payback - the Chinese.


Bush and Co are playing with an empty hand, the rest of the world knows it (apart from a few toadies) and are thoroughly enjoying poking the monkey with a stick to make it screech and do the funny little dance. It does wonders for their own domestic support.

understand that or not.

The article states that what Russia did was an act of defiance. And I am saying not defiance at all, they don't give a damn what bush** & Co. want. It's of totally no interest to them to jump when the neos say jump.

And as far as the WTO, of course Russia is mad. The bush** administration can't afford to have Russia join the WTO. They can't afford a member who's not afraid of them, who's more than likely to vote contrary to the wishes of the criminal cabal.

But as far as Putin not caring, Russia not caring, the truth is they never have. They gave the bush** admin a warning on what to expect when going into Afganistan. bush** came across as being an arrogant fuck thinking that he could succeed where the Russians failed. (And the Afgans had American assistance during those days so we definitely contributed to that failure.)

Russia rejects US demand to review defence deal with Venezuela

Moscow, July 26. (PTI): Russia today rejected the US demand to review the sale of multi-role Sukhoi Su MK-30 fighter jets and helicopter gunships to Venezuela, saying it will honour the one billion dollar contract.

"Reviewing the contract is absolutely out of the question. In my opinion, the 24 planes and some helicopters recorded in the contract are not excessive for the defence of a small country such as Venezuela," Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said.

The deputy spokesman of the US State Department Tom Casey had yesterday said the Bush administration wanted Russia to review the deal.

Russia has supplied Venezuela with Kalashnikov assault rifles in addition to the billion-dollar combat aircraft deal.
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http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200607262110.htm

Many lives would be saved.

That was an A-B conversation and you need to C yourself out!

not worry about someone else's.

perhaps a positive result of impending U.S. bankruptcy is that it will be too poor to meddle in other countries' business.
better you tend to the wounded, poor, uninsured ill, and falsely imprisoned/held without trial people in your own back yard, you despicable, clueless oaf, than challenge the legitimate right of a country to pick itself up by its bootstraps and resist your murderous and greedy plans for dirty dealing, plunder, and mayhem.

World
Russia rebuffs U.S. call to rethink $1bln Venezuela arms deal
15:50 | 26/ 07/ 2006

RYAZAN REGION, July 26 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's defense minister ruled out Wednesday reconsidering a $1 billion contracts on supplies of military planes and helicopters to Venezuela.

Tom Casey, a deputy spokesman for the U.S. State Department, said Tuesday that President George Bush's administration wanted Russia to review the deals. He said the weapons purchases Venezuela planned exceeded the country's demands and did not contribute to regional stability.

But Sergei Ivanov, who is also a deputy prime minister of Russia, said, "Reviewing the contract is absolutely out of the question. In my opinion, the 24 planes and the number of helicopters recorded in the contract are not excessive for the defense of a small country such as Venezuela."
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http://en.rian.ru/world/20060726/51864682.html

Russia's cooperation with Venezuela meets international rights standards

RBC, 26.07.2006, Moscow 16:37:25.Russia's military and technical cooperation with Venezuela, as well as with other countries, is conducted in accordance with international rights regulations and Russian legislation, Mikhail Kamynin, spokesman for Russia's Foreign Ministry, said today, commenting on the statement made by Tom Casey, spokesman for the US Department of State. In his statement Tom Casey expressed the US discontent regarding the contract between Russia and Venezuela for supplies of SU-30 fighter aircraft and helicopters. Casey said that armament acquisition planned by Caracas exceeded its defense needs.
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http://www.rbcnews.com/free/20060726163725.shtml

No revision of contracts on copters export to Venezuela - Ivanov

26.07.2006, 14.54

RYAZAN, July 26 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has ruled out revision of contracts on export of Russia’s planes and helicopters to Venezuela.

“Any revision of contracts on military exports to Venezuela is ruled out,” he said.

“Twenty-four planes is not redundant for such a large country as Venezuela as well as the amount of helicopters envisioned by the contract,” Ivanov said.
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http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=10656791&PageNum=0

What's the beef? :shrug:

Can't have a working democracy that refuses to help right-wing crooks inside the CIA sell drugs in America can he?

Can't have a working democracy with working unions not being assassinated by right-wing paramilitarists in the Americas can he?

The only use Bush sees for South America is cheap labor.

Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/27/AR2006072700148.html

only country in the world with any say as to what sovereign nations do. Consequently, Venezuela has no right to buy arms to defend itself! How dare they!

:sarcasm:

Rock on Hugo!