Wednesday, August 30, 2006

CHAVEZ: VENEZUELA, SYRIA UNITED VS. U.S.


...shared a "decisive and firm" stance against U.S. "imperialism" and "domination."

...trumpeted his opposition to Washington's global influence and advanced what he calls a "multipolar" vision of world affairs.

...coincide with Venezuela's push to win a rotating seat on the
U.N. Security Council, over U.S. opposition.

"We want to cooperate to build a new world where states' and people's self-determination are respected,"

Earlier this month, Chavez compared Israel's attacks on Hezbollah militants in Lebanon to the Holocaust and withdrew Venezuela's ambassador to the Jewish state. Israel responded by recalling its ambassador to Venezuela, criticizing what it called Chavez's "one-sided policy" and "wild slurs."

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