U.S. role in Egypt crisis "shameful"-Chavez

[The Straight Story]

U.S. role in Egypt crisis "shameful"-Chavez

CARACAS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Venezuela's firebrand leader Hugo Chavez accused the United States on Sunday of a "shameful" role in the Egyptian crisis and of hypocrisy for supporting, then abandoning strongmen round the world.

Chavez, Washington's leading critic in the Americas, said he had spoken to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad for a briefing on the protests in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world.

"In Egypt, the situation is complicated, Chavez said.

"Now you are seeing comments from Washington and some European nations. As President Gaddafi said to me, it's shameful, it makes you kind of sick to see the meddling of the U.S., wanting to take control."

http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFN3014966520110130

[JI7]

1. hahhahahhaha

[jahlove17]

2. Egypt a Concern

Egypt has been such a strategic ally for the United States; it will be interesting to see how events unfold.

[RandomThoughts]

3. I am glad that from the time I started discussing politics.

I have been against the support of security states for economic or geopolitical reasons.

I would not want to be in that box.

[sufrommich]

4. Was he hugging his friend Ahmadinejad when he said that? nt

[geek tragedy]

5. Hugo loves MidEast dictators.

So, obviously even the most cautious, milquetoast language--like the kind from the US here--will draw his ire.

[madrchsod]

6. hugo...when you step up on the big stage....

you`ll find out things ain`t what they seem.

[stevenleser]

7. And some people here wonder why I think Chavez is a demagogue...

... most of the time, Chavez is a worthless sack of shit.

[CJvR]

8. Seems more like...

...the US is trying very hard not to have a role.

[Recovered Repug]

9. So if I understand him correctly,

he's upset that the U.S. isn't doing enough to keep Mubarak in power?