2006/01/28
Venezuela backs Iran's stance
Buenos Aires, Jan 28 - Venezuela fully supports Iran's anti-imperialistic stance, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said at a ceremony held recently in La Paz, Bolivia.
Addressing the ceremony, also attended by Iranian ambassador to Venezuela Ahmad Sobhani, Chavez noted that US imperialism these days has been targetting Iran's Islamic Revolution.
A La Paz university hosted a ceremony granting Chavez an honorary doctorate. Chavez, in his acceptance speech, praised Iran as an "outstanding model" in the struggle against US imperialism, and said "The Iranian nation's historical defeat of imperialism in the 20th century through the leadership of (the late) Imam Khomeini had made it possible for them to take control of their own resources."
"The imperialist US is against Iran because Iranians now control their own strategic resources and potentials," said the president, who assured Iranians that Venezuelans were with them in their strugge.
Chavez, who distinctively called Sobhani the "special guest" in the ceremony, praised the "great" Iranian nation which, he said, is currently facing great pressure in the face of US ire.
"Mr. ambassador, people of Iran, be sure that we are with you and we greet you -- Salam Alaykum," said the president who is one of the popular heads of state in Latin America due to his anti-imperialistic stances.
Chavez further described the US as a "blood-thirsty bat" which would eventually be sucked out of life by its own people. If we do not bring down imperialism, it will bring us down and generations to come," asserted the president.
http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/48476.php
Venezuela backs Iran's stance
Buenos Aires, Jan 28 - Venezuela fully supports Iran's anti-imperialistic stance, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said at a ceremony held recently in La Paz, Bolivia.
Addressing the ceremony, also attended by Iranian ambassador to Venezuela Ahmad Sobhani, Chavez noted that US imperialism these days has been targetting Iran's Islamic Revolution.
A La Paz university hosted a ceremony granting Chavez an honorary doctorate. Chavez, in his acceptance speech, praised Iran as an "outstanding model" in the struggle against US imperialism, and said "The Iranian nation's historical defeat of imperialism in the 20th century through the leadership of (the late) Imam Khomeini had made it possible for them to take control of their own resources."
"The imperialist US is against Iran because Iranians now control their own strategic resources and potentials," said the president, who assured Iranians that Venezuelans were with them in their strugge.
Chavez, who distinctively called Sobhani the "special guest" in the ceremony, praised the "great" Iranian nation which, he said, is currently facing great pressure in the face of US ire.
"Mr. ambassador, people of Iran, be sure that we are with you and we greet you -- Salam Alaykum," said the president who is one of the popular heads of state in Latin America due to his anti-imperialistic stances.
Chavez further described the US as a "blood-thirsty bat" which would eventually be sucked out of life by its own people. If we do not bring down imperialism, it will bring us down and generations to come," asserted the president.
http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/48476.php
