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Chavez Accuses U.S. Of
Restarting Plans To Kill
Him
CARACAS - Outspoken
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez Wednesday
accused the United
States of restarting
plans to murder him.
The socialist president,
whose anti-U.S.
outbursts have become a
regular feature of
international politics,
alleged that America was
planning to bomb the
Miraflores Palace or the
studio from where he
broadcasts his Sunday TV
and radio program
"Hello, President."
Chavez's latest
denouncement of the U.S.
came during the
inauguration ceremony of
a medical center in
Flores de Catia, in the
west of Caracas.
"The plans to kill me
are reactivated, and the
Yankee forces are
looking for active
militaries and pilots to
bomb Miraflores, or the
Sunday program Hello,
President," Chavez said
in the speech, which was
televised.
According to Chavez,
during the attempt his
enemies will paint
Venezuelan flags on
their aircraft to
disguise themselves as
being part of a popular
revolution.
Chavez said the plans to
murder him resulted from
the despair of "the
empire" since the
popularity of his
government has reached
almost 80 percent.
"I guarantee you they
cannot defeat us.
However, I am making
this responsible call to
the Venezuelan people to
alert you, because the
expectations of the
pitiyankees (U.S.
sympathizers) would be
smashed," Chavez added.
Chavez also said his
political rivals planned
to utilize the
governors' and mayoral
elections on Nov. 23 to
attack his government,
to make the people
believe the Bolivarian
revolution has failed.
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