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Caribbean-Latin America

Chavez: 'Assassination attempt against me foiled'

2006-10-01

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that an attempt was made to assassinate him recently and that those responsible fled to Colombia. Chavez appeared to link the plot to his main rival in upcoming presidential elections, Gov. Manuel Rosales of Zulia state, claiming that he was in constant danger from opponents seeking to get rid of him.

"No more than a few months ago over in Zulia ... they didn't shoot me by a hair's breadth," Chavez said in a televised speech. The Venezuelan president said a sniper had waited with a long-range gun and a motorcycle to escape on, and planned to shoot him as he exited from a helicopter and walked across a 200-meter open stretch.

Posted by:Fred

#25 Why is it that so many U.S. citizens are so stupid??? When I read the comments made here, I just shake my head and think to myself, my fellow uneducated Americans, you are so embarrassingly stupid, your lack of education is so obvious.

Posted by: Criger Slolung9742 2006-10-01 04:15

#24 I moved Pineapple Head's comment into cold storage, and replaced it with the appropriate graphic.

Posted by: Dave D. 2006-10-01 16:17

#23 Sorry. Well, enjoy the video then! :-)

Posted by: gorb 2006-10-01 16:06

#22 "I am assuming that this comment came from our lurker in Hawaii!"

It didn't.

Posted by: Dave D. 2006-10-01 16:02

#21 #18: Disclaimer: I am assuming that this comment came from our lurker in Hawaii! :-)

Posted by: gorb 2006-10-01 15:39

#20 Disagreeing with you does not necessarily make one stupid.

Are you referring to yourself? If so, you just shot yourself in foot! :-)

And shooting oneself in the foot can be used as evidence of stupidity.

Posted by: gorb 2006-10-01 15:38

#19 Maybe our Hawaiian poster needs to hang RB around a bit more. It's like judging that state from watching one episode of 'Magnum P.I.' or 'Hawaii 5-0'.

Posted by: Pappy 2006-10-01 15:18

#18 Disagreeing with you does not necessarily make one stupid.

It's a shocker, I know. Take deep breaths.

Posted by: Jise Ebbump7503 2006-10-01 13:55

#17 #16 bad - trick ?, right?

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-10-01 13:51

#16 Why is it that so many U.S. citizens are so stupid??? When I read the comments made here, I just shake my head and think to myself, my fellow uneducated Americans, you are so embarrassingly stupid, your lack of education is so obvious.

Instead of telling us about the magnifigence of your personal brilliance, why not enlighten us as to what we are saying here to cause you to come to such a conclusion

Posted by: badanov 2006-10-01 12:50

#15 Our erstwhile intellectual is posting from that paradise known as Honolulu, Hawaii.

Posted by: Pappy 2006-10-01 12:15

#14 Tony (UK), you need to add to your list Paedegogical Practitioners -- everything from elementary school to university levels, and of course registered students of various kinds through post-doc, although not lower than junior high school to the best of my knowledge (certainly trailing daughter #1 was 13 when she started posting here). ;-)

Posted by: trailing wife 2006-10-01 11:50

#13 TMH, you have my sympathies mate - this wanker is using the Venezuelan oil wealth to stir up way too much trouble, and I hope you'll get clean elections where you can get rid of him legally.

Posted by: Tony (UK) 2006-10-01 10:33

#12 < they didn't shoot me by a hair's breadth,"

My, my. Doesn't he just have a way with words.

Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-10-01 10:25

#11 i say croger is robert cranium, both shithead no it alls

Posted by: sinse 2006-10-01 10:22

#10 Tony (UK),
You forgot to add: and citizens of the country in question, me in this case, whose entire family is experiencing this turd's "socialism of the XXI century".

This got to be the 1000th attempt on his life, all orchestrated by the, get this, the Venezuelan oligarchy (composed of any venezuelan who owns a used car and any opposition candidate)following orders from their masters in the imperialist US goverment.
The turd has only once presented proof of one of the attempts. The proof consisted of a cell phone, a rifle, and the wallet of the would-be-assassin.

Posted by: TMH 2006-10-01 09:56

#9 Criger Slolung9742 - have you been around here a long time? More than a few days perhaps? One would hope so, as at least then you'd have a representative sample to base your assertion on.

The 'burg has a huge number of highly knowledgable, highly eloquent people from a wide variety of professions and countries. Just of the top of my head we have;
* Oil people who have worked in SA and the ME in general
* MDs working in a variety of specialties, including ER
* Serving members of several armed forces
* Serving and retired members of intelligence services
* Veterans of previous conflicts
* People who have lived under Communism and seen the Wall fall
* Folks advising members of governments
* People living their daily lives under the shadow of terrorism - thinking specifically of Israelis here, but of course we are all under threat
* And others who have extensive knowledge of political, religious and military situations around the world; India-Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, Iran, Russia and China-Taiwan come to mind without really pushing it.

Note that I didn't mention highly educated - as I'm assuming that you mean education through 'the system', and frankly I don't rate that indoctrination as being 'education'. As far as I'm concerned, the people here have shown themselves to be independent thinkers who will adjust their point of view as necessary. They have shared their knowledge freely, within the limits of sensibility, and I for one have learnt a shedload from them.

All of which rather makes your comment 'embarrasingly stupid', rather stupid in itself.

Posted by: Tony (UK) 2006-10-01 08:52

Posted by: gorb 2006-10-01 05:14

#7 #6 Now .com, be fair! He has proof he's more intelligent. The media told him so! And the electrical outlets. And his last teacher, too. Right before he dropped out of grade school because it was getting in the way of the career path to be a paper boy. Besides, he sees things nobody else does. Except for Ted Kennedy and John Murtha, whose exhalted ranks he graces with his superior presence.

Posted by: gorb 2006-10-01 05:07

#6 Lol, Criger Slolung9742. A simply dazzling post, especially notable for its juvenile phrasing and lack of proof.

Tip: Stop shaking your head. Apparently it only makes you dizzy and liable to reveal yourself as yet another posturing witless wonder of lefty arrogance lacking basic logic and substance, but clearly featuring your inarticulate and banal intellectual fecklessness. In other words, fuck off.

Posted by: .com 2006-10-01 04:56

#5 #3: It smells like superiority in here all of a sudden. Hugo, is that you? :-)

Posted by: gorb 2006-10-01 04:43

#4 His tinfoil hat deflected the bullet.

Posted by: gorb 2006-10-01 04:38

You have been sinktrapped on grounds of stupidity.

Posted by: Criger Slolung9742 2006-10-01 04:15

#2 Lol. Chavez the Grate.

Posted by: .com 2006-10-01 03:44

#1 No dude, you are not even worth the ammo. Makes you feel big thinking you are at the business end of the US gun, huh?

Your gun will come fron your back - right from where you stab GOD.

Posted by: newc 2006-10-01 00:51

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