[Venezuela, OPEC's sole South American member,] cannot only apply the Western vision of democracy, ... We cannot be judges of OPEC members ... We won't do anything to harm OPEC unity. |
And is Saudi Arabia a democracy, or Kuwait? |
Before, they were openly calling for Chavez's overthrow. Now, the call is to assassinate him, |
I don't see why the United States has to get involved in this issue, ... It is a decision involving the sovereignty of Venezuela. |
I think it's strange that such a pragmatic country ... is reacting this way to a perfectly serious and responsible decision by the Venezuelan government. |
If he said that, he's an idiot, ... They can do whatever they want here, say whatever they want, including stupidities. Today, I'm not in a diplomatic mood. |
If we can sell gasoline to China, India and Latin America, as we have been doing, we will not have a problem. |
It's never enough, given the magnitude of the tragedy, solidarity is never enough, |
Mr. Bush's government knows perfectly well the strong action by our country, the cooperation it offers and the impressive volume of drugs seized, ... But none of that counts because what matters to the U.S. government is the political disqualification of Venezuela for the purpose of future aggressions. |
Past tragedies have given people an opportunity to prosper. Now we face the challenge of ensuring all the money and material help will be managed with absolute honesty, ... We hope not a single dollar will be wasted. |
Posada participated in terrorist activities in different countries throughout the region, in Central America and elsewhere, with the support of the North American government, ... The Bush administration is guilty of a double standard on terrorism. |
President Chavez is free to travel the world, ... This is a sovereign act by a chief of state of a sovereign nation. |
Some low-ranking officers were passing information to the Pentagon . . . handing over secrets of the state. |
The ball is in the U.S. court ... after this criminal statement by a citizen of that country, |
The ball is in the U.S. court after this criminal statement by a citizen of that country, ... It's huge hypocrisy to maintain this discourse against terrorism and at the same time, in the heart of that country, there are entirely terrorist statements like those. |