Holding up photographs of dead children in Afghanistan, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez condemned the deaths of civilians as a result of the allied bombing campaign. "We must find solutions for the problem of terrorism. We must find the terrorists. ... But not like this,'' Chavez said, pointing to a photograph of children and women he said had died or were wounded in the bombing. "Look at these children. These children were alive yesterday. They were eating with their parents and a bomb fell on them,'' Chavez said during a nationally televised address. Chavez reiterated that Venezuela condemns the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks against the United States and supports the international fight against terrorism. But he said the struggle should focus on poverty and social discontent that fuels terrorism.
Allow us to pause here and figuratively hold up a few pictures of dead Americans, and to tell President Chavez to go to hell. |