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Chavez is Upset with Obama for Reports Linking Chavismo to Drug Trafficking
Published in El Diario Exterior
(Spain) on 2 March 2009
by Pablo de San Roman (link to original)
(Spain) on 2 March 2009
by Pablo de San Roman (link to original)
Translated from
by Hernan Nunez.
Edited by .
Chavez questioned the accusations of the United States indicating that the president and his country are not collaborating in the fight against drug trafficking.
The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, criticized the U.S. government's reports against the Latin American country and said to his counterpart, Barack Obama, "go wash that avocado tree," a derogatory phrase of Venezuelan origin.
This week Washington released an anti-narcotic report, which states that Venezuela has refused to cooperate with international anti-narcotic efforts and questioned the South American nation in a document over human rights.
In the State Department's annual report on human rights it was stated that the polarization of justice, the harassment of political opponents and the media characterized the situation of civil rights and democracy in Venezuela.
"Go wash that avocado tree, Mr. Obama, go wash that avocado tree (...) whoever wants to can translate it to him in creole, I have nothing more to say. Don't say later I began to throw stones," said Chavez at an event with the National Assembly.
The Venezuelan president was outraged by U.S. accusations, which argue that in Venezuela "human rights are violated" and asked himself whether Obama is really who governs the United States.
"How strange that Obama is not aware of the violation of human rights in his own country. The Patriot Act, which is persecution, death penalty(...) Obama is not aware of Guantanamo," added the leftist leader.
"Is there really a government of the United States, or does Bush continue to govern(...) Obama seems to be following bushismo. That's him. I don't care," added the president.
Chavez questioned the accusations of the United States indicating that the president and his country are not collaborating in the fight against drug trafficking.
The Venezuelan populist, a harsh critic of U.S. foreign policy during the tenure of George W. Bush, affirmed that he doesn't foresee illusions of change with the new occupant of the White House.
The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, criticized the U.S. government's reports against the Latin American country and said to his counterpart, Barack Obama, "go wash that avocado tree," a derogatory phrase of Venezuelan origin.
This week Washington released an anti-narcotic report, which states that Venezuela has refused to cooperate with international anti-narcotic efforts and questioned the South American nation in a document over human rights.
In the State Department's annual report on human rights it was stated that the polarization of justice, the harassment of political opponents and the media characterized the situation of civil rights and democracy in Venezuela.
"Go wash that avocado tree, Mr. Obama, go wash that avocado tree (...) whoever wants to can translate it to him in creole, I have nothing more to say. Don't say later I began to throw stones," said Chavez at an event with the National Assembly.
The Venezuelan president was outraged by U.S. accusations, which argue that in Venezuela "human rights are violated" and asked himself whether Obama is really who governs the United States.
"How strange that Obama is not aware of the violation of human rights in his own country. The Patriot Act, which is persecution, death penalty(...) Obama is not aware of Guantanamo," added the leftist leader.
"Is there really a government of the United States, or does Bush continue to govern(...) Obama seems to be following bushismo. That's him. I don't care," added the president.
Chavez questioned the accusations of the United States indicating that the president and his country are not collaborating in the fight against drug trafficking.
The Venezuelan populist, a harsh critic of U.S. foreign policy during the tenure of George W. Bush, affirmed that he doesn't foresee illusions of change with the new occupant of the White House.