Tuesday, August 16, 2005


Boo! Chavez threatens oil exports to US

"We do not want to break relations with the US government," Chavez said. "It is not in our plans, but if the aggressions continue to increase ... this could put at risk diplomatic relations between Venezuela and the United States."Washington's attacks could provoke "something more serious: These two daily boats full of Venezuelan oil could head another way instead of going to the United States," said Chavez, whose country is the fourth largest provider of oil to the United States."The US market is not indispensable to us," Chavez said before thousands of young people waving Latin American countries' flags in a Caracas arena during a youth festival.Chavez, who has called US President George W. Bush a "jerk" and "Mr. Danger," also joked that he may give the US leader a scare at the Summit of the Americas in Argentina in November."I have something in mind," Chavez said. "I will walk to him very quietly and say 'boo.'"

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