GDC
8/31/2006, 10:48 AM
The one on the right looks like Beavis.
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Syria: Chavez cheered in Syria, vows unity against U.S.
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press
8/31/2006
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received a hero's welcome in Syria, where he said Wednesday that the two countries will "build a new world" free of U.S. domination and vowed to one day "dig the grave of U.S. imperialism."
Thousands of Syrians waved banners and Venezuelan flags along Chavez's route to a meeting with President Bashar Assad.
His visit was the latest in a series of international stops where he has trumpeted his opposition to Washington's global influence and advanced what he calls a "multipolar" vision of world affairs.
His trips also coincide with Venezuela's push to win a rotating seat on the U.N. Security Council, over U.S. opposition.
Venezuela, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, is consistently among the top five sources of imported oil to the United States. But Chavez has built close ties with Iran, Syria and other Mideast countries while his relations have grown tense with the U.S. and Israel.
Chavez said that he will "build a new world" free of U.S. domination with Syria, which is under U.S. pressure to police its border and stop the flow of arms to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
"No matter how strong the American empire becomes and no matter how much force
it uses, it will be defeated," Chavez said.
"We and Syria as well as other countries will be an army of tigers, struggling and strong."
Speaking at the airport shortly after Chavez arrived, Assad said the two countries shared a common stand: "rejection of international hegemony," Syria's official news agency said. The remark was an apparent reference to the United States.
Assad expressed support for Venezuela's bid to obtain a rotating Security Council seat, a race in which the U.S. government is instead supporting Guatemala.
Chavez and Assad spoke for 2 1/2 hours at the presidential palace.
With the two leaders looking on, delegates from the two countries signed 13 political and economic agreements.
Chavez also said Venezuela was willing to participate in the construction of a domestic oil refinery that Syria is considering building with a capacity of 200,000 barrels a day.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/images/2006/060831_A2_Chave15335_A2syria31.jpg
Syria: Chavez cheered in Syria, vows unity against U.S.
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press
8/31/2006
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received a hero's welcome in Syria, where he said Wednesday that the two countries will "build a new world" free of U.S. domination and vowed to one day "dig the grave of U.S. imperialism."
Thousands of Syrians waved banners and Venezuelan flags along Chavez's route to a meeting with President Bashar Assad.
His visit was the latest in a series of international stops where he has trumpeted his opposition to Washington's global influence and advanced what he calls a "multipolar" vision of world affairs.
His trips also coincide with Venezuela's push to win a rotating seat on the U.N. Security Council, over U.S. opposition.
Venezuela, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, is consistently among the top five sources of imported oil to the United States. But Chavez has built close ties with Iran, Syria and other Mideast countries while his relations have grown tense with the U.S. and Israel.
Chavez said that he will "build a new world" free of U.S. domination with Syria, which is under U.S. pressure to police its border and stop the flow of arms to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
"No matter how strong the American empire becomes and no matter how much force
it uses, it will be defeated," Chavez said.
"We and Syria as well as other countries will be an army of tigers, struggling and strong."
Speaking at the airport shortly after Chavez arrived, Assad said the two countries shared a common stand: "rejection of international hegemony," Syria's official news agency said. The remark was an apparent reference to the United States.
Assad expressed support for Venezuela's bid to obtain a rotating Security Council seat, a race in which the U.S. government is instead supporting Guatemala.
Chavez and Assad spoke for 2 1/2 hours at the presidential palace.
With the two leaders looking on, delegates from the two countries signed 13 political and economic agreements.
Chavez also said Venezuela was willing to participate in the construction of a domestic oil refinery that Syria is considering building with a capacity of 200,000 barrels a day.