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01/25/2006:

"Venezuela vice president to Sen. McCain: 'Go to hell'"

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's vice president derided Sen. John McCain for suggesting that "wackos" run the South American country, saying Monday that the United States should focus on its own problems.

Jose Vicente Rangel was responding to McCain's statement on Sunday that America must explore alternative energy sources to avoid depending on Iran or "wackos" in Venezuela - apparently a reference to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

"It looks like they have nothing else to do in the United States," Rangel said, adding that the Americans have "so many problems, 40 million poor people, 30 million drug users, and an American senator is paying attention to us. He can go to hell."
wkrc.com


Chavez says end is near for U.S. "empire"
La Paz, Jan 23 (EFE).- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said here Monday that what he describes as the U.S. empire is nearing its end.

"The empire has entered the phase of desperation, like a vampire who sees dawn approaching and realizes that he still has not sucked enough blood," the outspoken leftist said in a long speech after receiving an honorary degree from San Andres University in La Paz.