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It is not the first time or the only source, that claims US to be behind the failed attempt in Venezuela. It was probably designed to secure deliveries of oil in the run up to the Iraqi invasion. Chavez survived it only because some leading generals did not play ball with US and defended the Venezuelan democratic constitution instead. Quite unexpected, US is not used to this kind of betrayal from South American generals, shame on them. Here US is going to war to introduce democracy in Iraq and some stupid generals in Venezuela makes it difficult, because they want to defend their own democracy. Very egoistic behavior by them, they should understand that the Iraqi democracy and oil are much more important. Yes, it is a risk that the Americans will try to "win the hearts and minds" of the Venezuelan people and by force liberate them. LOL Hakan At 22:00 02/03/2004, you wrote: >What's a little chilling is the possibility that we in the U.S. quite >possibly could have contemplated or committed some of these pressure >tactics of which the Venezuelan head of state complains, and which we >presently deny. > >If only we in the U.S. could spend just as much effort, as we do on >manipulating world affairs, on fundamentally altering the nature of >our energy use and vehicle fuel use. We'd soon find that manipulating >world affairs would seem far less necessary or adviseable. > >MM > > >Venezuela threat to cut US oil > >By Nigel Wilson > >March 02, 2004 > >BELEAGUERED Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has sent a tremor across > the international oil market with threats of cutting oil exports to the US. > > > >Predictions the oil price could soar above $US40 a barrel if Venezuelan > oil stopped being shipped to the US come as the rapid resurgence in the > US economy is forcing a realisation high crude oil prices are here to > stay in the medium term, at least. > > > >The left-wing Venezuelan leader made the warning in a fiery speech to > supporters in which he accused US President George W. Bush's > administration of backing opposition attempts to oust him from the > presidency of the world's No.5 oil exporter. > > > >"Mr Bush must know that if he gets the mad idea of trying to blockade > Venezuela, or, even worse, of invading Venezuela, if that happened, the > people of the United States should know that not a drop of oil would > reach them from Venezuela, not a drop more," Mr Chavez told tens of > thousands of cheering supporters. > >etc.... here is the link for more: > ><http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8837079%255E643,00.html>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8837079%255E643,00.html Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
