Chavez warns: if capitalism returns to Venezuela, it’s the end of oil cooperation

Thursday, March 31st 2011 - 14:00 UTC

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President Hugo Chavez confirmed he would run for re-election in 2012 and made a strong call for regional unity warning that “if capitalism returns to Venezuela” it would mark the end of oil cooperation. Read full article

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ptolemy
Chavez thinks he's Simon Bolivar. I wish he were as smart as Simon Bolivar.
Mar 31st, 2011 - 03:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ed
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Your comment is true but incomplete ..........
Mar 31st, 2011 - 05:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
Mr Chavez, needs to understand that CRONY CAPITALISM (what is practiced in the United States) is destroying a nation.
Mar 31st, 2011 - 06:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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yul
Hugo Chavez ( !!!!!!)

A man who sales oil and invests into USA while attack on Capitalism !

He is trojan-horse in Latin America.....what an amateurism !
Mar 31st, 2011 - 06:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ed
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selling oil to US & investments !?!? hhmmm
somehow ,he has trusty friends like who named Bob ,Marcio....etc
they organize all of difficulties.
*Marcio is a multinational person ... Bob is not .
Mar 31st, 2011 - 08:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Windrider
Remember, language is EVERYthing. Since I wasn't there, and this is an English translation of Chavez' speech, I don't know which word he used, but there is a BIG difference between Imperialism and Capitalism. Capitalism, if it's free market, which is extremely rare, short-lived or non-existent in our world, is good for all participants. Imperialism is a brand of top-down monopoly-capitalism, or as stated in the article, crony-capitalism. Again, BIG difference. I think Mr. Chavez warning is astute and timely. Basically he's saying, “united we stand, divided we fall”. For the sake of the Mercosur, I couldn't agree more.
Apr 01st, 2011 - 05:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
Windrider, you got it. Bravo.
Apr 01st, 2011 - 09:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
Unfortunately, Chavez has the capacity to say and mean

“Unasur, Mercosur, etc, united we stand, but on MY terms.

Capitalism is DEAD; South America must adopt the NEW WAY . . . . . MY WAY!”.
Apr 01st, 2011 - 11:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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