Chavez Warns that Obama "Repeats Bush's Discourse Against Venezuela"

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez criticized his US counterpart, Barack Obama, because he believes Obama "repeats the same discourse" that the outgoing leader, George W. Bush, has maintained "against Venezuela." At the same time, he stated that his Government will be respected on all fronts, including the diplomatic front.

The Venezuelan president's statements were made in response to comments Obama made in an interview this past Monday, January 12.

"Chavez has been a force that has interrupted the region's progress." Venezuela "is exporting terrorist activities," were the statements of Barack Obama, the president-elect of the United States.

Chavez responded to these words this past Thursday: "Compadre, don't confuse me with Bush." He asked, "Ay, President Obama. Are you going to begin throwing piconazos [a bad pitch in baseball]?"

"Could it be that Obama confused me with Bush?" Chavez continued, "The one who has interrupted not only the region's progress but is also throwing the world into an abyss is and has been Bush. And one of the biggest challenges that Obama has inherited is the economic, moral, industrial, social, and unemployment crises that exist in the United States," he observed.

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