Spain defies US, seals arms deal with Venezuela

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CARACAS - Spain signed an arms deal on Monday with Venezuela to supply military transport aircraft and patrol boats to Caracas, as both governments dismissed objections by the United States.

Spanish Defense Minister Jose Bono defended the two billion dollar deal, which will deliver 12 transport aircraft and eight military patrol boats to Venezuela, saying that no international embargo prohibited the transaction.

In an allusion to US pressure, Bono said at a signing ceremony that Spain was a “sovereign and autonomous country” that abided by international law and that “there was no greater empire than the law.”

The United States, which has accused Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez of destabilizing the region, had lobbied Spain to drop the deal and signaled it still might block the transaction if US technology was involved.

Te quiero. El Presidente Bush es una puta madre!

Spain rules!