Chavez Warns of Resistance War With U.S.

Chavez Warns of Resistance War With U.S.
Published: 6/24/07, 11:45 PM EDT
By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez urged soldiers on Sunday to prepare for a guerrilla-style war against the United States, saying that Washington is using psychological and economic warfare as part of an unconventional campaign aimed at derailing his government.

Dressing in olive green fatigues and a red beret, Chavez spoke inside Tiuna Fort - Venezuela's military nerve-center - before hundreds of uniformed soldiers standing alongside armored vehicles and tanks decorated with banners reading: "Fatherland, Socialism, or Death! We will triumph!"

"We must continue developing the resistance war, that's the anti-imperialist weapon. We must think and prepare for the resistance war everyday," said Chavez, who has repeatedly warned that American soldiers could invade Venezuela to seize control of the South American nation's immense oil reserves.

U.S. officials reject claims that Washington is considering a military attack. But the U.S. government has expressed concern over what it perceives as a significant arms built-up here.

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for being on the defense in regards to the US. The world is not happy with the US.

a feared rogue nation. This is what the Bush/Cheney Experiment has brought us to. We, The People must stand up for our Country, as it seems that Congress is unable or unwilling to stand up for us.

we're aren't in Venezuela is because we're overextended in Iraq. He said after the economic hitmen and then the jackals, comes the military threat.

What about the Venezolanos that don't want socialism?

Should they be put to death?

Bumper sticker politics suck.

google it.

Socialism or Death--doesn't sound too democratic to me.

you'd discover that it became popular with movements who were looking to a more democratic alternative to death and fascism.

Now, it comes across as an ultimatum. It's the ultimate "If you're not with us, you're with them" kind of comment that we excoriate Bush for making.

By continuing to use an outdated bumpersticker slogan, Chavez is implying that the choice today for his countrymen is socialismo or muerte. For those who oppose socialism, that wouldn't sound too appealing or comforting.

(which I suspect because you seem to not understand the historical context of that phrase) I'm going to lean toward believing that most Venezuelans do understand the historical context and don't hear it as an ultimatum but as a rallying cry against the neoliberal policies that have caused so much misery and death and lost opportunities in developing countries around the world.

Venezuela has built-up to .0001% of our arms levels.

The spike in oil prices would be political suicide. And whether Chavez tells people to prepare or not, there would be a resistance to prevent the US from getting their hands on the oil infrastructure.

political suicide?? Honestly?? People need to face the truth right now. That truth is: the Bush/Cheney Experiment isn't going anywhere. They have entrenched themselves in our Government and have taken over. Period. If I'm wrong, I'll admit it once a new President takes office in Jan 2009. I just have a very ominous feeling, and I don't like it one bit. I'm not a naysayer nor a doomsday town crier, I'm usually pretty optimistic about things, even when I have no reason to be optimistic. I just always hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. I just can't shake this feeling.

PEACE!

Ghost

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He's trying to play up the anti-America card in order to get people to rally behind him, especially after the intense opposition he's recently faced over his moves to censor the media.

"Let's jab a stick in the eye of the big, bad superpower, and see if we can piss them off. Then, when our populace is so focused on hating the superpower enemy, they won't notice our domestic crimes and screw-ups."

will they admit that they tried to over throw Chavez?

They won't be declassifying stuff that is happening in the present.