maff wrote:

Spain risks US anger by selling arms to Chavez
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=625005

By Elizabeth Nash in Madrid
31 March 2005


Spain's socialist Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has
been forced to defend a decision to sell arms worth €1.3bn (£900m)
to the left-wing Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, in a deal
condemned by the opposition as "a monstrous error".

In Spain's biggest arms deal for many years, its arms factories will
supply 10 C-295 transport planes, four coastal patrol corvettes and
four smaller coastguard patrol boats to Mr Chavez's army. Mr Zapatero
said the vehicles would be used to monitor coastlines, combat
terrorism and drug traffickers, and mount rescue operations during
natural disasters. The deal was announced by the Spanish Prime
Minister during a visit to Venezuela yesterday when he also met
fellow left-wing leaders from Colombia and Brazil.

Yeah, how can the US invade them easily if these countries are
able to defend themselves?

Never mind that stable countries
could do more themselves to stop the drug trade then American
interference and external dictatorship ever could.

I guess
Shrub just wants to ensure his coke supply isn't interrupted.

It seems many South America countries are heading toward free
market economies with democratic socialism

at their core, but
just as importantly, they are willing to work cooperatively for
each other's good.

It seems they've learned the best from both
the left and the right and put them together in a good way, and
in some ways, better than the Europeans.

But of course, self-determination and improving the lives of the
respective countries' citizens is against "American interests",
so it's dangerous and must be stopped.

As seen in Red Dwarf: "Vote Fascist for a third glorious decade!"

maff wrote:

Spain risks US anger by selling arms to Chavez
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=625005

By Elizabeth Nash in Madrid
31 March 2005


Spain's socialist Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has
been forced to defend a decision to sell arms worth €1.3bn (£900m)
to the left-wing Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, in a deal

condemned

by the opposition as "a monstrous error".

In Spain's biggest arms deal for many years, its arms factories will
supply 10 C-295 transport planes, four coastal patrol corvettes and
four smaller coastguard patrol boats to Mr Chavez's army. Mr Zapatero
said the vehicles would be used to monitor coastlines, combat

terrorism

and drug traffickers, and mount rescue operations during natural
disasters. The deal was announced by the Spanish Prime Minister

during

a visit to Venezuela yesterday when he also met fellow left-wing
leaders from Colombia and Brazil.

Yeah, how can the US invade them easily if these countries are
able to defend themselves? Never mind that stable countries
could do more themselves to stop the drug trade then American
interference and external dictatorship ever could. I guess
Shrub just wants to ensure his coke supply isn't interrupted.

It seems many South America countries are heading toward free
market economies with democratic socialism at their core, but
just as importantly, they are willing to work cooperatively for
each other's good. It seems they've learned the best from both
the left and the right and put them together in a good way, and
in some ways, better than the Europeans.

But of course, self-determination and improving the lives of the
respective countries' citizens is against "American interests",
so it's dangerous and must be stopped.

As seen in Red Dwarf: "Vote Fascist for a third glorious decade!"