Venezuela's Chavez says oil headed for $100 barrel - Reuters

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Venezuela's Chavez says oil headed for $100 barrel
Sat Aug 11, 2007 4:35PM EDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - World oil prices are headed for $100
per barrel, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez predicted on
Saturday, and said he will cut supplies to the United States
if the U.S. government "attacks" the South American nation
again.

"I've always said that oil prices are headed straight to $100
per barrel," he said during a televised speech. "We should
prepare ourselves for those prices of one hundred dollars."

Chavez said high oil prices were the sign of a "global crisis"
in energy caused by voracious consumption that has vastly
reduced available oil reserves.

-snip-

"No one should think that we're going to stop sending oil to
the United States, no -- unless they attack us again," Chavez
said during a speech to leaders of Caribbean nations meeting
in Caracas for an energy summit.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN1131469520070811

[bbinacan]

1. "Attack us again"

WTF is the little dictator talking about.

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Our government sponsored a recent coup and then attempted

to foment a rebellion 'chilean style' against the elected government. Generally such activities are considered 'attacks' and are par for the course for our heavy handed dealings with our southern neighbors.

Chavez is not a dictator, but then again I suspect that mere facts are not going to dissuade you from your opinions on this matter.

[bbinacan]

4. Not a dictator?

He sure the hell acts like one. Closing media outlets and deporting anyone critical of him. How 'bout them facts sport?

[movonne]

5. Look right here at home if you are looking for a dictator...and then

worry about other countries...the people of that country wants this dictator, on the other hand we here do not want ours..

[bbinacan]

6. This post is about Chavez!

[Warren Stupidity]

10. No actually it is about you at this point. nt.

[KaptBunnyPants]

7. Closing a single media outlet for the specific offense of supporting the 2002 coup.

A coup which occurred, and with the support of this government. And he shut the station down by the book, waiting until their renewal came up to decline it. The people he deported were also conspirators in the coup. I know that if I were to participate in a violent attack on the government in this country, I would be executed, not exiled. But that's because I live in a free country, I guess. If you want to keep being a dupe, by all means, just keep spouting jingoistic crap like you have been. But if you actually want to know the real facts of the situation, go see "The Revolution will not be Televised". They run clips from that TV station you believe so much in, so you can see the kind of right wing propagandists you're supporting for yourself.

[bbinacan]

12. Yes he only closed one station

but the state now controls the schedules, programs and content of TV and radio stations. Also, Chavez made the deportation comment in 2007, not 2002. A real champion of Free Speech that one is.

[bbinacan]

13. No reply?

I'm shocked.:sarcasm:

[Nihil]

14. Don't worry ...

... he/she has probably got you on ignore ... along with the other
ignorant knee-jerk anti-Chavez posters ...
:hi:

[bbinacan]

16. On ignore? Little ole me?

I guess he/she is an ignorant knee-jerk pro-Chavez poster who doesn't want to hear from me because I cite facts and I'm not ready to give a tyrant a big sloppy wet kiss.:evilgrin:

[Warren Stupidity]

9. Not a dictator.

Democratically elected in free and fair elections, subject to popular recall at any time, operating completely within the normal constitutional system of Venezuela. The fact that you do not like the path that Venezuela is taking, due to your brainwashed fear of democratic socialism, does not make Chavez a dictator. Chavez is not an absolute ruler.

[philb]

11. Didn't he win in a democratic election? making him Pres. of a democracy?

Doesn't it appear that the majority in his country support his policies at the current time?

It seems democracy does not imply perfection or fairness to all, anywhere.
The population has to be involved and work to improve such.
But parties and individuals who act outside of democratic institutions make this harder.

Having a viable democracy unfortunately requires effort from the majority and minorities.

[creeksneakers2]

3. The $100 a barrel part

is what I like least about Chavez. It might go to good causes in Venezuela but it will be stolen and spent on arms elsewhere. $100 a barrel will probably cause global recession.

[KaptBunnyPants]

8. It's not his fault we've run out of cheap oil.

Venezuela has large deposits of oil which are less easily extracted than the sweet stuff we've been used to. It's not like the world wasn't warned about this, Americans just chose to ignore the problem until it was too late to avoid.

[hunter]

15. Well there's an understatement.

I'll bet $100 isn't even a stop on this roller coaster ride to hell.