Venezuelan President Chavez Says George Bush Behind Bolivia Crisis

[Itsthetruth]

BBC News
June 13, 2005

US behind Bolivia crisis - Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has blamed Washington's brand of capitalism for the recent troubles in Bolivia. Speaking on his weekly TV programme, he said US open market policies in Latin America had led to "exclusion, misery and destabilisation".
He called President George W Bush's proposal for a regional free trade agreement a "medicine of death".

Bolivia was brought to a virtual standstill by protesters calling for economic and constitutional reforms. "Look at Bolivia. Fortunately the Bolivians opened the door toward a peaceful path, but they were on the verge of a civil war," said Mr Chavez.

The Venezuelan leader, who is an outspoken critic of Mr Bush's foreign policy, was responding to suggestions by some US officials that he was stirring up the Bolivian protests.

During his programme on Sunday, which lasted more than seven hours, Mr Chavez said Latin American countries were moving towards socialist economic models instead of US-style capitalism. "We say no Mr Bush, no sir... I'm sorry for you," he said. "The people of Latin America are saying 'no' to you, Mr Danger, they are saying no to your medicine. Capitalism is the road to destabilisation, violence and war between brothers."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4086452.stm

[SteppingRazor]

1. At least with the BBC...

They're not constantlly refering to Chavez as "Castro's number one ally in the region" or some such idiocy, the way American media has. Anyone else notice this recent turn of events?