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[StephanieVanbryce]

Yes, He has been saying that for several years now ... He has cancelled public appearences at times as his intelligence has warned him of our plots . And, it didn't help with , who was it ? Pat Robertson , ? whoever .. who stated that we should knock him off .. Then remember that coup a couple of years ago?? Bush rushed right out and publicly stated that ".. it was a GOOD thing ... yeah - right .. a democratically elected president ... lol .. according to Bush .. it was a GOOD thing he got illegally overthrown.. .. He was back in power in 24 hrs... Some one , probably Karl , pulled Bush back in and wised him up and told him NO .. we don't support the overthrow of democratic governments 9 at least in public ) .. then of course, he calmed down .. and retracted his stupid statements ..

Now , We have Bolivia going left .. so .. there is Cuba, Venezula , Bolivia .. a few more there .. can't remember now .. it's getting late for me .. lol

They seem to be seeing that our principles are not all that good for their countries . Nafta has not helped the Mexican worker .. He/SHe still must come here .. we undercut a lot of sugar farmers (not big one s ) in Mexico with Nafta .. So ... at this present time the Central Americans have said NO TO CAFTA .. I'm glad they are taking back their power .. but I am scared for them ...

[StephanieVanbryce]

Venezuela seeks normal relations with USA despite belligerent Bush

Chinese People's Daily: Venezuela has sought "normal" relations with the United States but received the cold shoulder from US president George W Bush, Venezuela's Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel said Monday.

"We want to have normal relations with the United States: the person who is in the way of this is George W Bush," Venezuelan media quoted him as saying.

The US government officials and ambassadors constantly used "megaphone diplomacy" to harass Venezuela, its government and institutions, he complained.

Venezuela, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, supplies about 15% of US oil imports, but ties between Caracas and Washington have become increasingly strained since Chavez was first elected in 1998.

"If they give Venezuela the respect it deserves, the relationship with the United States will be normalized, which is what we want," said Rangel. "We are not looking for a fight with the United States."

Rangel said Venezuela and the United States have cooperated in trade, oil and fight against drug trafficking and terrorism. Caracas would soon sign a new deal with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

The new deal reversed Venezuela's August decision to suspend relations with the DEA, after accusing the agency of sabotage. DEA agents based at the US embassy had their diplomatic immunity revoked for several months.

http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=47495