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Venezuela says US lacks moral
authority in human rights
Venezuelan Vice President Jose
Rangel said Monday that the
United States does not have the
moral authority to address the
issue of human rights.
"The government that nowadays
violates human rights the most
both in and out of its territory
is that of the United States, by
way of the murder of thousands
of people, including children,
women and old people, in Iraq
and Afghanistan," said Rangel.
Rangel made the statement in
response to a report released
Monday by the US State
Department, claiming that "human
rights are not respected and
poverty prevails" in Venezuela.
The vice president described the
report as the same as the ones
issued in the past, only "with
more lies, falsehood and
hypocrisy," and that the US
government is disqualified to
address the issue of human
rights.
Since the installation of
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
and US President George W. Bush,
relations between both countries
have been tense.
Two weeks ago, Chavez accused
Washington of planning to
assassinate him and initiate a
military intervention against
Venezuela.
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