I remember. How many minutes do I have left President? About one, one minute. |
I shouldn't say I hope you win because they will accuse me of sticking my nose into Nicaraguan internal affairs. But I hope you win. |
I thanked him, of course, in the name of all the Venezuelan people, for all the help he has sent us, |
I think the president of the United States spoke for twenty minutes here yesterday. I would ask your indulgence to let me finish my statement. |
I think we came here to bury FTAA. I brought my shovel, |
I want to clarify to the world that North American troops are not going to come to Venezuela. |
I want to recognize the efforts made to resist this steamrollering... this lack of respect by the imperialistic United States government, |
I'm asking them (the opposition) 'Where is your plan?', ... 'Where is your alternative?' All they want is turn to Venezuela into a U.S. colony. |
I'm going to leave here someday, but when I leave I'm going to hand over the government to a revolutionary, and surely someone more revolutionary than I am. The revolution ... has arrived to stay though all of this century, and past the 22nd century. |
I'm ready right now with the Venezuelan central bank ... to move $5 billion (euro4.15 billion) (of Venezuelan reserves), to a South American bank, |
I'm ready right now with the Venezuelan central bank...to move $5 billion (of Venezuelan reserves), to a South American bank, |
I'm telling you that I have evidence that there are plans to invade Venezuela. |
If it occurs to the United States to invade our country — Fidel Castro said it and I agree — a war will start here to last 100 years, |
If someday they get the crazy idea of coming to invade us, we'll make them bite the dust defending the freedom of our land, |
If something happens to me, the responsible one will be George W. Bush, |