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Chavez: Venezuelans will defend Cuba against US


We are extremely worried about getting to Cuba first when Castro dies. Moreover the Chinese have a listening post on Cuba I imagine we would like to get rid of as soon as possible.

He did not mince his words, arguing that the United States must be prepared to intervene within hours of Castro's death to prevent his compinches — his accomplices — from cementing their hold on power.
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Chavez: Venezuelans will defend Cuba against US
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
CARACAS, Venezuela

Apr. 22, 2006 6:35
Venezuelans will spill blood to defend Cuba against a possible US invasion, President Hugo Chavez said.

"If the US empire were to invade Cuba, Venezuelan blood would run in the defense of Cuba and its people," Chavez said Friday during a speech to government supporters in Venezuela's capital.

The Venezuelan leader has long claimed that Washington is plotting to overthrow his leftist government - accusations denied by US officials.

He repeated Friday that the US "is preparing an aggression," though it was not clear which country he believed was the target.

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