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| Venezuela Won’t Recognize Iraq Delegation |
| 2003-09-18 |
| CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday Venezuela won’t recognize an Iraqi delegation at an upcoming meeting of OPEC ministers, although his oil minister said informal talks may happen. ``We don’t recognize a ’quote government unquote’’’ under foreign occupation, Chavez told a meeting of foreign journalists at the presidential palace. "Unless they’re occupied by Cubans, of course!" An Iraqi delegation will attend an OPEC meeting for the first time since U.S.-led forces deposed Saddam Hussein. Reintegration into OPEC is crucial to Iraq, given the importance of oil exports to its economy and to the success of its interim government. Why is OPEC important? Iraqis can pump all the oil they want. Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said there wasn’t any Iraqi government to send a delegation to the Sept. 24 meeting in Vienna. But he acknowledged there could be ``informal’’ talks with an Iraqi ``observer’’ at the meeting. Who could ’informally’ tell the Venezuelan ’delegation’ to ’piss off.’ |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #7 Most of OPEC support the Paleos, Mojo. Idoits befriending idiots. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-9-18 5:39:14 PM |
| #6 Open mouth, insert foot. OPEC is almost as dumb as the Paleos... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-9-18 11:33:23 AM |
| #5 Too bad Chavez couldn't be transported to Iraq and dropped off in the middle of Baghdad after telling the local population about his preference for a Saddam Hussein's continued rule. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-18 11:28:46 AM |
| #4 "a matter of principal"... That would be "principle". Principal is either the dude that runs the school you attend so infrequently, or the base figure for calculation of interest. |
| Posted by: alphasheep 2003-9-18 8:38:56 AM |
| #3 It's time that Hugo receive his proper recognition. It takes special talent to take a burgeoning economy of a country with unlimited resources and mismanage it to the point of near collapse. There is a fundemental misconception in our culture caused by the term "village idiot" in our culture. The Village Idiot is not supreme in the hierachy of morons. Chavez's stupidity goes even beyond the national level. He qualifies at least as Hemispheral Ninny. He will be in the running for World Buffoon if Robert Mugumby ever "retires" from office. Bob's ability to pave paradice and put up a parking lot is unsurpassed in our generation. Bob would finish a distant 3rd on an economics exam against 10 randomly chosen Special Olympians. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-18 6:43:09 AM |
| #2 Chavez is opposed to the removal of tyrants as a matter of principal, really! |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-9-18 1:49:45 AM |
| #1 Excellent. Iraqis already appreciate the despicable role played by brother Arab states in their decades of tyranny; now they can get a full dose of OPEC thuggery and arrogance. This just gets better and better ..... |
| Posted by: IceCold 2003-9-18 1:30:24 AM |