U.S. Orders Closing of Venezuelan Office

[Judi Lynn]

U.S. Orders Closing of Venezuelan Office
By ELIZABETH NUNEZ
Associated Press Writer

September 7, 2006, 10:29 PM EDT

CARACAS, Venezuela -- The U.S. government ordered Venezuela to close its military purchasing office in Miami after suspending arms sales to the South American country, American officials said Thursday.

The U.S. government announced in May it was banning new arms sales, accusing President Hugo Chavez's government of failing to cooperate in counterterrorism efforts -- a charge strongly denied by Chavez.

Venezuela's Foreign Ministry demanded that the U.S. government uphold all pending contracts for military equipment. American officials have said the United States would honor such contracts.

"The Department of State did inform the Venezuelan government that it has to close the military acquisition office in Miami by Sept. 30," spokeswoman Jan Edmondson said in a telephone interview from Washington.
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The U.S. government has urged other countries not to sell weapons to Chavez's administration. The leftist president nevertheless has signed billions of dollars worth of arms deals with Russia, Spain and other countries -- including purchases of new jet fighters, weapons and boats.
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-venezuela-us-arms,0,7237061.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

[Drum]

1. Termed "failing to cooperate"

Well now that's noble talk...what thug hasn't blamed another as a projection of guilt?

These Bushies get wackier and wackier. Truly scary, a powderkeg of hubris.

[Purveyor]

2. Like Chavez didn't see "this" coming... LOL! n/t

[Demeter]

3. Way To Go! Shut the US Out of Another Trading Market

Don't test the beef for the Japanese, adulterate farm exports with genetically modified crops that the Europeans refuse to buy, illegally tax the Canadians' soft wood exports, our source of mucho oil, so that Canada cuts off the oil flow, and don't sell weapons to Venezuela (whose policy is don't buy American, anyway, at last report).

At this rate, the jobs will have to come home, because no one will trade with us.

[0007]

4. How to become a pariah and a third world county in eight years

[Joe Bacon]

5. Chavez knows the difference between kneeling down and bending over

It's so sad that millions of Americans brainwashed by Jesus forgot the difference.

[Dem2theMax]

6. "accusing President Hugo Chavez's government of failing to cooperate in

counter terrorism efforts" -- whaaaaa?


Chavez speaks out against * every chance he gets! He's doing more for counter terrorism than the repukes! Give the man a medal. Oh wait. He hasn't screwed up. No medal for him. ;)