[NYTr] Chavez promises not to invade Washington Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:47:50 -0600 (CST) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit El Universal - December 18, 2007 http://english.eluniversal.com/2007/12/18/en_eco_art_chavez-promises-not_18A1267159.shtml ChC!vez promises not to invade Washington Venezuela has no plans to invade Washington or jeopardize the US interests in Latin America, "at least directly," said on Tuesday President Hugo ChC!vez. "The most important reason for the attacks on Venezuela is not really ideological in nature. It is not really that we are planning to invade Washington or threatening the US interests in Latin America, at least directly, no. This is not our plan? The fundamental reason for these sorrows, for the attack on us, is energy," said ChC!vez during his address to the Mercosur summit of heads of member and associated states held on Tuesday in Montevideo. "I am a soldier. We are fighters. We want changes in peace, like the million people we represent. I wish they would not force us to take other ways. We are prepared to have a homeland, at any cost. I would like to issue this warning from Montevideo to the US Empire and its lackeys in these countries," he added, as quoted by AP. The presidents of Mercosur founding members, including Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, and associated nations Chile and Bolivia, attended the summit. President ChC!vez was present in the name of Venezuela, which awaits full membership. * ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us Our main website: http://www.blythe.org List Archives: http://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ Subscribe: http://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================