Venezuela’s Chavez accuses US, allies of having role in Syria violence to try to topple Assad

[Zorro]

Cancer-ridden or not, Hugo still finds time to promote his dictatorial ally and trash-talk the US. Can't say I'll shed many tears when he finally kicks the bucket.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday accused the U.S. government and its allies of provoking violence in Syria in an effort to topple its government.

Chavez said he spoke by phone earlier in the day with his ally Syrian President Bashar Assad, who told him the security situation in his country is improving and he hopes the violence will ease soon.

“He told me there have been more than 2,000 soldier martyrs and a larger number of innocent people who have died as a result of the terrorist plan to remove him from power,” Chavez said in a phone call broadcast live on Venezuela’s state television.

Chavez relayed the account from Assad after thousands of Syrian refugees streamed across the border into Turkey following days of shelling and sniper attacks. The United Nations has said that more than 9,000 people have died in the violence.

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More at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/venezuelas-chavez-accuses-us-allies-of-having-role-in-syria-violence-to-try-to-topple-assad/2012/04/06/gIQAWWXf0S_story.html

[teddy51]

1. That thought certainly has crossed my mind, many times. What's to say that the West has not been

involved in trying to topple Assad?

[Arctic Dave]

2. Considering the US admited to training people in Turkey.

How is he wrong?

[lunasun]

3. This is not new news the invovement of USA

[mwrguy]

4. Is there anyone that the US hasn't tried to topple?

[Marksman_91]

5. Im indifferent towards what the US does unless it's intervening without the Syrian people's approval

But the real question we should be asking is, why does Chávez support a man who has massacred his own people and still continues to do so?