Roughly one year ago, Hugo Chavez…
…seen here with genius thespian, Sean Penn, nationalized oil business projects in the Orinoco River basin. In doing so, the Venezuelan government attached assets belonging to, among others, Exxon/Mobil, who want their stuff back. Exxon/Mobil has taken the issue to court and some assets have been frozen.
Now, according to Breitbart/AP Hugo says…
“If you end up freezing (Venezuelan assets) and it harms us, we’re going to harm you,” Chavez said during his weekly radio and television program, “Hello, President.” “Do you know how? We aren’t going to send oil to the United States. Take note, Mr. Bush, Mr. Danger.”
“I speak to the U.S. empire, because that’s the master: continue and you will see that we won’t send one drop of oil to the empire of the United States.”
“The outlaws of Exxon Mobil will never again rob us.”
You go, Hugo. “Mr. Danger”, heh, heh.
“There’s a man who leads a life of danger
To everyone he meets he stays a stranger”
Hugo, of course, has a flair for the dramatic…
…a skill he has, no doubt, sharpened while hanging out with the likes of Penn as well as other genius thespians like Kevin Spacey, big shot directors like Oliver Stone, and International super models like Naomi Campbell.
We also know that Hugo has a way of tossing out some bit of controversial B.S. during a speech or, on his weekly T.V. variety show, that will be picked up by the press and further his reputation as a whack job.
Meanwhile, back at the Oil Ministry,
Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez has argued that court orders won by Exxon Mobil have “no effect” on the state oil company PDVSA and are merely “transitory measures” while Venezuela presents its case in courts in New York and London.
Good luck with that one, Mr Ramirez. If Hugo is already taking time away from singing folk songs to go after “Mr. Danger” during Romper Room, you’re going to have some splainin’ to do do when those “transitory measures” become permanent.
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Tags: Hugo Chavez, Kevin Spacey, Naomi Campbell, Oliver Stone, orinoco river basin, Sean Penn, Venezuela
guitarFlame wrote,
You seem pretty linked to this political stuff! I don’t quite follow it, to be honest.
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