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| Hugo Buys Friends Down South |
| 2005-03-03 |
| EFL, Translated from Spanish. Geez, a two and a half hour speech. Wotta windbag. Though for half a billion, I guess I'd sit through it and smile. I kinda see this is Chavez' Mein Kampf. It states pretty clearly what he is up to. Hmm, and using petrodollars to achieve your political goals in the region. Where have we seen that before? (PS Argentina is widely believed to be the Latin country that came closest to acquiring nukes.) The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, said that his country will buy US$500 million in Argentine goverment bonds. Chavez made the announcement in Montevideo, the Uruguayan capital, after meeting with his counterparts from Argentina, Nestor Kirchner and Brazil, Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva.... In a public act in the city hall of Montevideo, Chavez said that the acquisition of Argentinian public debt is something that "already has been decided." "It is a small sacrifice, but we make it because we know the burden that debt has placed on Argentina, and furthermore it is the fault of neo-liberalism [this is a slam at US economic policy, not the Democratic Party; trans.]," emphasized the Venezuelan President. In a speech of two and a half hours long, Hugo Chavez added, "We are resolute that the 21st century will be a century of liberation, of bringing equality to our peoples. I am convinced that capitalism is not the solution the the problems of of misery and inequality." The Venezuelan President added, "We are not going to finish in one day, nor in one country, but I am convinced that the path is socialism. It is not just any socialism. It is not a question of whether to buy new models, it is the question of something to succeed that is the grand measure of success; we are obligated to invent socialism [I had a lot of trouble translating this sentence. It's probably as meaningless as it seems, but I'm always open to constructive criticism.] |
| Posted by:11A5S |
| #3 Thanks 11A5S for the translation. It also looks like ol' Hugo is adopting Fidel-length speechifying. Someone put a bullet into him and put the audience out of its misery. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2005-03-03 8:06:40 PM |
| #2 De nada, Seafarious. Looks like ol' Hugo is adopting Saudi tactics, doesn't it? I don't think that he'll get as much ROI on Argentina as the Saudis get on their investments. And FARCquistas probably aren't as dedicated to the cause as your typical Jihadi. I also think that he's an idiot to identify himself as a socialist. I rather liked his "Bolivarian" cant. If you were an Indio, you could pretend that it was coded language for Indianismo. If you were a Castroite or a socialist, you could likewise delude yourself. I wonder what he'll be next week? I wonder how long he can get away with this crap? |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2005-03-03 7:08:28 PM |
| #1 Muchas gracias por la translacion, 11A5S! |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-03-03 5:28:24 PM |