Venezuela's Maduro blasts 'devil' Obama

[Bacchus4.0]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/venezuelas-maduro-blasts-devil-obama/story-fn3dxix6-1226635410068

VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro has taken a swipe at Barack Obama, calling him the "grand chief of devils" after the US president declined to recognise his contested re-election.
"Coming out of Central America, Obama let loose with a bunch of impertinent remarks, insolent stuff ... He is giving an order, and his blessing, for the fascist rightwing to attack Venezuela's democracy," Maduro alleged in an address.

But "we are here defending our institutions, peace, democracy, the people of Venezuela... and we can sit down with anyone, even the grand chief of devils: Obama," Maduro said.

The socialist's harsh attack recalled diatribes from his predecessor the late Hugo Chavez aimed at former US president George W Bush, whom he also called a devil, among other insults.

During a visit to Costa Rica on Friday, Obama would not say whether the United States recognises Maduro as the winner of last month's presidential election.

[Bay Boy]

1. That should piss off the right wingers...

..."Hey they can't call Obama the devil, that's our name for him"

[Zorro]

2. More furious blather from Manuro

[reorg]

3. actually, it sounds more like an invitation to talk

rather than a "blast".

Maduro said it's lamentable that Obama is stuck with the ultra-rightwing positions of the Pentagon, the CIA and the Department of State (which would be the devils).

"Es lamentable que Obama haya sido arrastrado a las posiciones ultrarreaccionaria del Pentágono, de la CIA y del Departamento de Estado"

But he can sit down with anyone, even with the grand chief of those devils, Obama.


Manuel Zelaya recently said something very similar in an interview with Democracy Now. He blames the State Department and the Southern Command for instigating the coup and says Obama would not have been privy to the details, "they bent the arm of the President".

[idwiyo]

4. K&R for your post. Thank you!