Iran crisis part...

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Op woensdag 28 september 2005 23:40 schreef Sebastral het volgende:
Eerst met resoluties het land lam maken, met een beetje propaganda er 'gevaarlijk' op stempelen en dan simpel kunnen veroveren wanneer dat nodig is. Just like iraq.
Venuzuela is het enige land in de wereld dat weigert om imperialistische spelletjes te spelen blijkt maar weer.

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Op donderdag 29 september 2005 09:19 schreef FreedonNadd het volgende:

Dude alles heeft een reden en het spelletje dat Venezuela hier speelt is zeer zeker imperialistisch te noemen.

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TIJD VOOR RELATIETHERAPIE?

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Op donderdag 29 september 2005 15:03 schreef francorex het volgende:

Speel jij relatietherapeut Halleluma?

Ik vrees dat het vergeefse moeite is ... Mr Bush en co will go all the way.

"Take that to the bank"

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misschien kan Ruud van Big Brother het eens proberen?

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Op donderdag 29 september 2005 09:19 schreef FreedonNadd het volgende:

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Dat Venezuela op dat moment(na een x aantal resoluties tegen Iran met name olie export) de USA compleet onder controle krijgt door haar olie leveranties en de bijbehorende stijgende prijs is natuurlijk een toevallige bijkomstigheid.
Dude alles heeft een reden en het spelletje dat Venezuela hier speelt is zeer zeker imperialistisch te noemen.

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Op donderdag 29 september 2005 16:16 schreef Hallulama het volgende:
Daar hebben we een groot probleem te pakken.

Als je loving bent, kom je dan wel aan de top?

Het zijn meestal havikken en ijzervreters die zich in de hogere regionen bevinden en het daar overleven.

Och arme, zijn we dan zo verdoemd?

Nee toch?

Toch?

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Op donderdag 29 september 2005 16:43 schreef Sebastral het volgende:

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Er is hoop, maar we zijn nog te welvarend

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Op donderdag 29 september 2005 16:35 schreef Sebastral het volgende:

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Hoe dan? Heb je Chavez wel eens gehoord @ UN?

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Op donderdag 29 september 2005 16:59 schreef FreedonNadd het volgende:

Nee, dat niet maar als de U.N. Chavez goed uitkomt zal ie dat zeker niet laten om de U.N. te prijzen.

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Hurricane Hugo at the U.N.

By Mike Whitney

09/18/05 "ICH" -- -- "Practically no one in the United States knows that we've donated millions of dollars to the governorship of Louisiana, to the New Orleans Red Cross. We're now giving care to more than 5,000 victims, and now we're going to supply gasoline, freely in some cases, and with discounts in other cases, to the poorest of communities, starting with New Orleans and its surroundings... We've been helping. And we've been even rescuing people." Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez; "Nightline" with Ted Koppel, 9-16-05

Hugo Chavez's performance at the UN was greeted with the bucket-loads of bile that one expects from America's rightward-titling media. Washington Post hatchet-man Colum Lynch provided a typical summary of the speech by dismissing it as "a rant" from the Venezuelan "bad-boy". But, Lynch isn't alone in his hostility; the outpouring of venom came from all corners; appearing in many newspapers across the nation, invoking the hackneyed expressions of contempt for any foreign leader who rebuffs Washington or who follows redistributive economic policies.

In fact, the speech was a brilliant and impassioned analysis of the current state of the world and of the United Nations. Chavez noted that the original intention of the gathering had been "completely distorted" by the so-called reform process introduced by John Bolton. The reforms are entirely designed to transform the UN into a cats-paw for American power creating greater flexibility for Washington's preemptive wars and for dismantling the foundations of international law. They signal the demise of the UN as a legitimate forum for world development and an invitation for Bush and co. to act with even greater impunity.

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Chavez's remarks are not intended to disgrace the UN, but to offer a different vision for the future. He recognizes the pressing requirements of the new century and realizes that many of these problems "do not have a national solution: radioactive clouds, world oil prices, diseases, warming of the planet or the hole in the ozone layer. These are not domestic problems."

Chavez proposes his own set of reforms for the UN, including expansion of the Security Council, greater transparency, increasing the powers of the Secretary General, and "suppressing" the power of one nation to veto resolutions made by the council. But, he does not believe that reforms are enough by themselves and insists that the UN be transformed completely, beginning with a change of venue from New York to an "international city with its own sovereignty". Chavez's logic is inescapable; if the United States continues to flaunt UN resolutions and violate international law, as it has with the Iraq war, it should not be host to the world body. Chavez's suggestion was not made to humiliate the United States, but to demonstrate the urgency of the calamity the world faces if action is not taken swiftly on matters of mutual concern. Chavez takes a keen interest in these issues even though Washington chooses to ignore them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are facing an unprecedented energy crisis in which an unstoppable increase of energy is perilously reaching record highs, as well as the incapacity of increase oil supply and the perspective of a decline in the proven reserves of fuel worldwide. Oil is starting to become exhausted.

For the year 2020 the daily demand for oil will be 120 million barrels. Such demand, even without counting future increments- would consume in 20 years what humanity has used up to now. This means that more carbon dioxide will inevitably be increased, thus warming our planet even more."

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Chavez also defended his record as a reformer and a man willing to take risks for the sake of his own people. In one particularly stinging remark, he noted the progress that had been made in Venezuela since 9-11, while the Bush administration was busy using the pretext of terrorism to violate international law and initiate hostilities against Iraq.

"One million four hundred and six thousand Venezuelans learned to read and write. We are 25 million total. And the country will, in a few days, be declared an illiteracy-free territory. And three million Venezuelans, who had always been excluded because of poverty, are now part of primary, secondary and higher studies.

Seventeen million Venezuelans, almost 70% of the population, are receiving, and for the first time, universal healthcare, including the medicine, and in a few years, all Venezuelans will have free access to an excellent healthcare service. More that a million seven hundred tons of food are channeled to over 12 million people at subsidized prices, almost half the population. One million gets them completely free, as they are in a transition period. More than 700 thousand new jobs have been created, thus reducing unemployment by 9 points. All of this amid internal and external aggressions, including a coup d'etat and an oil industry shutdown organized by Washington."

Unlike Bush, Chavez's record is backed up by a solid performance in nearly every area of social development. Its no wonder the elitist American media, driven by their class-based ideology, has tried so desperately to discredit him.

Chavez oratory to the General Assembly will undoubtedly elevate him in the eyes of many as a serious futurist who offers genuine solutions for a war-ravaged planet. His personal fortitude and optimism are matched by his selfless conduct as President; working persistently on behalf of his people and strengthening global relations. His iconic image around the world is well deserved.

"We will fight for Venezuela, for Latin American integration and the world. We reaffirm our infinite faith in humankind. We are thirsty for peace and justice in order to survive as species... Now is the time to not allow our hands to be idle or our souls to rest until we save humanity."

His speech was received with thunderous applause.

(Note: "Operation Balboa; the plan to invade Venezuela; President Chavez announced on "Nightline" Friday edition 9-16-05 that, "I have evidence that there are plans to invade Venezuela. Furthermore, we have documentation: how many bombers will over-fly Venezuela on the day of the invasion, how many trans-Atlantic carriers, how many aircraft carriers need to be sent to (inaudible) even during (inaudible)." The US is carrying out maneuvers at Curacao Island, and Chavez claims to have documentation to back up his allegations. "The plan is called Balboa and Venezuela is indicated as its objective.")

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VS-ambassadeur: Iran ontwikkelt kernwapens


LONDEN (ANP) - De Amerikaanse ambassadeur bij de Verenigde Naties John Bolton heeft Iran er vrijdag van beschuldigd al achttien jaar te proberen kernwapens te ontwikkelen. Volgens Bolton is het mogelijk dat Iran de wapens aan terroristen wil verkopen.

Teheran zou zijn nucleaire ambities verborgen hebben gehouden, zei Bolton in een interview met de BBC.

,,Ze zijn bezig met geheimhouding en bedrog en ze hebben al eerder bedreigingen geuit. De werkelijke vraag is of de internationale gemeenschap accepteert dat Iran zijn verplichtingen van het non-proliferatieverdrag niet nakomt, liegt over zijn programma en vastbesloten is om kernwapens te krijgen, die het land dan niet alleen wil gebruiken om zijn eigen regio te intimideren, maar mogelijk ook om aan terroristen te leveren'', aldus Bolton.