March 5, 2013 - BREAKING NEWS - HUGO CHAVEZ DEAD

[Tamikosmom]

REMINDER

Chavez: Bush ‘devil’; U.S. ‘on the way down’
POSTED: 1726 GMT (0126 HKT), September 21, 2006

UNITED NATIONS (CNN) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tore into his U.S. counterpart and his U.N. hosts Wednesday, likening President Bush to the devil and telling the General Assembly that its system is “worthless.”

“The devil came here yesterday,” Chavez said, referring to Bush, who addressed the world body during its annual meeting Tuesday. “And it smells of sulfur still today.”

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http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/09/20/chavez.un/index.html

[Tamikosmom]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The UN, Hugo Chavez, Raul Castro and Vladimir Putin Endorse Obama for Four more years … UN Warns America Nor to Elect Romney

Posted October 22, 2012 by Scared Monkeys

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2012/10/22/the-un-hugo-chavez-raul-castro-and-vladimir-putin-endorse-obama-for-four-more-years-un-warns-america-nor-to-elect-romney/

[Tamikosmom]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dead, VP says
Published March 05, 2013

CARACAS, Venezuela –  President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.

Vice President Nicolas Maduro, surrounded by other government officials, announced the death in a national television broadcast. He said Chavez died at 4:25 p.m. local time.

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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/03/05/venezuelan-president-hugo-chavez-dead-vp-says/

[Tamikosmom]

Obama draws praise from Chavez, Putin -- and Castro family
Published October 22, 2012

President Obama appears to getting reelection support from three world leaders notorious for their anti-American views.

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, after winning a fourth term earlier this month, reportedly said he would vote for Obama and that the president would likely vote for him.

The socialist-leaning ruler also reportedly called Obama a “good guy.”

His support follows that of the Castro family, which has ruled Cuba under a communist dictatorship for more than 50 years.

In June, Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, said in a CNN interview, translated into English: “As a citizen of the world, I would like (Obama) to win.” 

And Russian President Vladimir Putin -- who is back in Moscow's driver's seat after a stint as prime minister -- has said the reelection of Obama could improve political relations between the two countries.

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/22/chavez-putin-castros-are-leaning-obama/

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[crazybabyborg]

Good bye and Good Riddance, Hugo!

[MuffyBee]

Good bye and Good Riddance, Hugo!

I know what you mean CBB.    Vice-president Maduro will stand in as acting president until the elections that are supposed to be held in 30 days.  I wonder how this is going to turn out?  

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/06/hugo-chavez-death-reaction-live
Hugo Chávez death: reaction and analysis – live updates
March 6, 2013

[MuffyBee]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/03/07/hugo-chavez-death-cause.html
Chavez died of heart attack, says head of security
Chavez's body will lie in state at military academy until Friday's funeral
March 7, 2013

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died of a massive heart attack after great suffering and inaudibly mouthed his desire to live, the head of Venezuela's presidential guard said late Wednesday.
"He couldn't speak but he said it with his lips … 'I don't want to die. Please don't let me die,' because he loved his country, he sacrificed himself for his country," Gen. Jose Ornella told The Associated Press.
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The government announced on the eve of Chavez's death that he had suffered a severe new respiratory infection. It was the second such infection reported by officials after Chavez underwent his fourth cancer surgery in Cuba on Dec. 11, 2012.

Venezuelan authorities have not said what kind of cancer Chavez had or specified exactly where tumors were removed.
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Ornella echoed the concern of Vice-President Nicolas Maduro, currently serving as the nation's interim president, that some sort of foul play was involved in Chavez's cancer.

"I think it will be 50 years before they declassify a document (that) I think (will show) the hand of the enemy is involved," he said.

The general didn't identify who he was talking about, but Maduro suggested possible U.S. involvement on Tuesday. The U.S. State Department called the allegation absurd.
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http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/06/world/americas/venezuela-chavez-what-next/index.html
What's next? Chavez's death leaves many questions
March 6, 2013

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Who is expected to succeed Chavez?
In the short term, Vice President Nicolas Maduro will take over as president of Venezuela until an election is held. He is Chavez's hand-picked successor and delivered the news to the country of the longtime leader's death.
Maduro, 50, has long been a high-profile face in Chavez's administration. He rose from a career as a bus driver in Caracas to Chavez's inner circle.
What is Maduro's reputation?
Chavez minced no words in his support of Maduro.
"I ask this of you from my heart," Chavez told a crowd in December about Maduro. "He is one of the young leaders with the greatest ability to continue, if I cannot."
But other opinions are mixed.
Maduro has been Venezuela's vice president and foreign minister and has been the recent author of some the country's most radical policies, said Javier Corrales, a professor of political science at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
"But he also has been behind some of the most pragmatic and conciliatory decisions, including the turnaround in relations with Colombia," Corrales said.
When will elections take place?
An election will be called within 30 days, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said Tuesday.
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Will Chavez's death improve relations with the United States?
Chavez, for years had a stormy relationship with the U.S., and would stir up nationalistic sentiment and popularity by picking fights with the "imperialist" United States and its allies.
Senior American officials don't expect the relationship to change dramatically -- at least in the short term -- primarily because Chavez's system still exists.
The post-Chavez era started out tumultuously Tuesday when Venezuelan officials accused two U.S. Embassy officials of plotting to destabilize the country and said it was expelling them.
The United States will stay out of the upcoming election, an Obama administration official said. But the White House wants it to be "free and fair and credible," the official said.
The U.S. remains open to restoring diplomatic relations with an ambassador regardless of the winner, the official said.
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Why does the U.S. want better relations?
One reason analysts point to is Iran.
The U.S. may seek Venezuela's help in imposing sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program, senior American officials said.
Iran and Venezuela have close relations.
Last year, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traveled to Venezuela as part of a tour of Latin America. The two leaders vowed to work together.
Over the years, the two nations have signed more than 270 accords, including trade deals and agreements on construction projects, car and tractor factories, energy initiatives and banking programs.
The other is oil.
Will the death affect Venezuela's oil supply?
It may, some analysts say -- and that would be a huge concern for the United States.
Venezuela remains the fourth-biggest oil supplier to the U.S. market. If the power vacuum causes exports to drop, U.S. consumers could face higher prices and another hit to the U.S. economy, analysts say.
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