Chavez Suggests Creating
Military Force Against
U.S. Aggression
Venezuela's President
Hugo Chavez suggested
creating a joint
military force for the
Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas (ALBA)
member nations to see
off any possible United
States military
aggression.
Speaking during his
Sunday show "Alo
Presidente" alongside
special guest
Nicaragua's President
Daniel Ortega, he said
"we are going to
commission a working
paper. We need a joint
ALBA defense strategy."
Ortega backed the idea,
adding that the United
States was working via
Colombia to threaten
"not only Venezuela but
also the whole of Latin
America."
"If they mess with one
of us, then they will be
dealing with all of us,"
Ortega said. "Touching
Venezuela would mean
setting the region
alight. Messing with
Venezuela is messing
with all of Latin
America."
Chavez added that
Brazil's President Luiz
Inacio da Silva had
recently agreed with the
idea of creating a South
American defense
council, and that using
the same logic not only
a defense council but
dedicated armed forces
could be created.
Chavez said he believed
that Colombia, acting on
U.S. instructions was
acting to create
obstacles for the
proposed South American
Union of Nations or
Unasur, citing that
nation's decision to
suspend Unasur planning
meetings scheduled there
without givingany
explanation.
"That was an act of
disrespect towards other
nations," he said. "We
are sure that Colombia
is following
Washington's guidelines
to create obstacles for
the integration of our
peoples. Colombia's
oligarchy is a threat to
integration," he added.
ALBA is made up of
Bolivia, Cuba, the
Dominican Republic,
Nicaragua and Venezuela. |
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