Venezuela Increases its Aid to U.S. by Another $1 Million

[Say_What]

Buy CITGO!!

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Chicago, September 4, 2005—Felix Rodriguez, the CEO and President of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, the subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA, announced on Saturday that Venezuela’s President Chavez had decided to donate an additional $1 million, via CITGO, to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The announcement was made during a joint press conference with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Martin Sanchez, Venezuela’s Consul General in Chicago, and Chicago religious leaders in the headquarters of Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the group that Jackson leads.

This new offer is in addition to the one million that Venezuela had pledged last Monday, which comes with medical and rescue equipment and personnel.

“The President called me and told me to provide one million dollars more,” said Rodriguez.

“CITGO is a Venezuelan company and President Chavez told us that we should speak with one voice during this lamentable tragedy that is affecting the people in the U.S. South,” added Rodriguez.

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1746

[Selatius]

1. We used to have great leaders like Hugo Chavez

The last one who could have been great was Bobby Kennedy, but he was killed.

[genius]

2. God bless Chavez!

[cal04]

3. Jesse Jackson just said on MSNBC that he gave the

letter from Chavez to the Gov of NO and that the president has one too
Can't understand why we wouldn't take the help from them

[Say_What]

4. Diplomatic Note.....

Accepted, much to the chagrin of the State Department and the Bushistas.

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Venezuela Officially Offers Aid to U.S., Which Is Accepted

...In an interview with Voice of America (VOA), Noriega said, “We accept the offer in the spirit in which it's been offered, but I don't really see it as any kind of dramatic change.” “I think it's in part a public relations effort on his part. But we have to take in the context as part of a cycle where some positive things are said, and then some negative, unhelpful things are said. So if it's a public relations effort, we'll take the donation but I don't think it necessarily signifies a change in attitude on President Chavez' part,” said Noriega.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticized the Bush administration very strongly on Friday, saying that the U.S. reacted much too slowly to the impending catastrophe in New Orleans. “That government had no evacuation plan ... it is incredible, the first power in the world ... that is so involved in Iraq ... and it left its own population adrift!” said Chavez. "That man ... that man is the 'king of vacations’ ... he sat at his ranch in Texas and said nothing ... did nothing ... yes, he told people 'you have to flee' but he didn’t say how ... what a cowboy, what a cowboy mentality,” he added.

Below is the text of the Diplomatic Note:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs extends its greetings to the Honorable Embassy of the United States of America in the opportunity to express its deepest condolences for the disaster resulting from Hurricane Katrina, that which has affected vast regions of the southern United States, notably the states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, and caused a terrible loss of human life and incalculable material damages.

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1745




CITGO CEO Felix Rodriguez announces together with Venezuela's Consul General in Chicago, Martin Sanchez, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Chicago religious leaders that Venezuela would make an additional $! million available to victims of hurricane Katrina.
Credit: CITGO

[guajira]

5. I Will Buy Citgo From Now on

Even get a credit card from them so I won't be tempted to use other kinds!

Thanks Hugo Chavez for your generosity and especially for speaking the truth about GWB - WORST PRESIDENT EVER!!

[Chicago Democrat]

6. God Bless Citgo and President Hugo Chavez!

Buy Citgo!

[Skink]

7. Citgo's right around the corner. Now they are the only place.

On Citgo's website there is a convenient locator.

[goclark]

8. Citgo!!

[Cha]

9. And people wonder why I

buy my fucking gas from Citgo!

It's a full service station so the gas is usually higher but the last few days..Citgo has all the other gas stations in town BEAT! hmmm?