P
Patriot Games
Guest
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/hugo_chavez/2007/11/10/48459.html
King Tells Chavez to Shut Up
Saturday, November 10, 2007
The king of Spain told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to "shut up"
Saturday during a heated exchange at a summit of leaders from Latin America,
Spain and Portugal.
Chavez, who called President Bush the "devil" on the floor of the United
Nations last year, triggered the exchange by repeatedly referring to former
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar as a "fascist."
Aznar, a conservative who was an ally of Bush as prime minister, "is a
fascist," Chavez said in a speech at the Ibero-American summit in Santiago,
Chile. "Fascists are not human. A snake is more human."
Spain's current socialist prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero,
responded during his own allotted time by urging Chavez to be more
diplomatic in his words and respect other leaders despite political
differences.
"Former President Aznar was democratically elected by the Spanish people and
was a legitimate representative of the Spanish people," he said, eliciting
applause from the gathered heads of state.
Chavez repeatedly tried to interrupt, but his microphone was off.
Spanish King Juan Carlos, seated next to Zapatero, angrily turned to Chavez
and said, "Why don't you shut up?"
The Venezuelan leader did not immediately respond, but later used time ceded
to him by his close ally Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to answer
Zapatero's speech.
"I do not offend by telling the truth," he said. "The Venezuelan government
reserves the right to respond to any aggression, anywhere, in any space and
in any manner."
King Tells Chavez to Shut Up
Saturday, November 10, 2007
The king of Spain told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to "shut up"
Saturday during a heated exchange at a summit of leaders from Latin America,
Spain and Portugal.
Chavez, who called President Bush the "devil" on the floor of the United
Nations last year, triggered the exchange by repeatedly referring to former
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar as a "fascist."
Aznar, a conservative who was an ally of Bush as prime minister, "is a
fascist," Chavez said in a speech at the Ibero-American summit in Santiago,
Chile. "Fascists are not human. A snake is more human."
Spain's current socialist prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero,
responded during his own allotted time by urging Chavez to be more
diplomatic in his words and respect other leaders despite political
differences.
"Former President Aznar was democratically elected by the Spanish people and
was a legitimate representative of the Spanish people," he said, eliciting
applause from the gathered heads of state.
Chavez repeatedly tried to interrupt, but his microphone was off.
Spanish King Juan Carlos, seated next to Zapatero, angrily turned to Chavez
and said, "Why don't you shut up?"
The Venezuelan leader did not immediately respond, but later used time ceded
to him by his close ally Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to answer
Zapatero's speech.
"I do not offend by telling the truth," he said. "The Venezuelan government
reserves the right to respond to any aggression, anywhere, in any space and
in any manner."
