Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday he had evidence that the United States was planning to assassinate him. On a visit to New Dheli, Chavez said, “If anything happens to me, the person responsible will be the president of the United States.” On February 20, Chavez said the United States was plotting to kill him, and his foreign minister said three days later that U.S. accusations against Chavez were a sign of an impending attack. Washington dismissed the allegations calling them “wild charges.” On Friday, Chavez said his country would not stop supplying oil to the United States unless “the U.S. government gets a little bit crazy and tries to hurt us.” During a speech in India on Saturday, Chavez cited a report by Iraq’s health ministry that claimed that US forces in Iraq had used mustard gas and nerve gas during their assault on the town of Fallujah last year. Chavez condemned the US for its continuing occupation.
Venezuela’s Chavez Says Washington Plotting His Assassination
HeadlineMar 07, 2005