Chavez says Israel's action in Lebanon "worse" than Hitler

[nivi]

BEIJING (AFP) - Visiting Venezuela President Hugo Chavez has denounced Israel's recent attacks on Lebanon as "genocide," likening its action to war crimes committed by Germany's Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.


"Israel often criticizes Hitler ... but they have done the same thing, perhaps even worse," Chavez told reporters Friday in a briefing during his six-day visit to China.

Denouncing the "fascist attitudes" of Israel, he said: "What has happened was a genocide. They must be brought in front of an international tribunal."

"Nobody should stay muted," he said.

The 34-day conflict in the Middle East came to an end on August 14 after a UN-brokered agreement for a cessation of hostilities in line with Security Council Resolution 1701.

Chavez said the resolution came late, but expressed his country's support for the United Nations.

Caracas pulled the Venezuelan charge d'affaires out of Israel in early August to protest its operations inside Lebanon, with Chavez charging that Israel "had lost its mind".

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060825/wl_mideast_afp/chinamideastconflict_060825100753


"Israel often criticizes Hitler" ?

Jeez, what a nutter...

 

[C~G]

"Israel often criticizes Hitler" ?

That is so insane thing to say that one does wonder what he was thinking if nothing?

I mean it's the same as saying that child often criticizes the person who killed his parents.

But then again who listens to Chavez? Especially after this comment...

 

[The Last Conformist]

I suppose Chavez hasn't seen his own name in the headlines as often as he likes to lately.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Chavez is branching out in his old age...I thought he had a one-track "America is evil!" mind.

I must say, I'm pleasantly surprised.

 

[Rambuchan]

Agreed with Irish Caesar. We should see this as a positive, for Chavez that is.

He's got a new line

 

[The Last Conformist]

Considering that Chavez has a record of making antisemitic remarks, I don't think this really qualifies as a new trick.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Chavez isn't worth our congnative processes, just accept that he's a moron; there are more important things and places than Venezuela and it's nutso President.

 

[Stegyre]

Poor Chavez, striving for relevance. Having failed to persuade the U.S. to invade, he's gone to work on Israel.

 

[Masquerouge]

Chavez invoked Hitler in a discussion? He lost!

 

[BirraImperial]

...But then again who listens to Chavez? Especially after this comment...

Exactly. I don't think anyone should take him seriously.

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

I think this man is smoking/snorting too much of his countries own product. Maybe if he pulls his head slightly farther out of his a$$ he will realize that all the stuff he says carry's enough crap with it to fertilize the Sinai.

 

[ThePrankMonkey]

"Israel often criticizes Hitler ... but they have done the same thing, perhaps even worse," Chavez told reporters

chavez is a fat mouth idiot. i seriously doubt israelis have stuck palestinians into ovens and killed them by the millions in an effort to rid the world of them.

chavez should have stuck to making fun of bush, at least then i only saw him as immature, now i just see him as immature and moronic.

and while im no fan of what israel has done i wouldnt even dare think of calling their actions genocide. its not even close. if they really wanted to commit genocide they could have done a better job of it.

Caracas pulled the Venezuelan charge d'affaires out of Israel in early August to protest its operations inside Lebanon

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lol i bet that stung mightily!

with Chavez charging that Israel "had lost its mind".

well he should know, he's an expert in this field.

 

[ThePrankMonkey]

But then again who listens to Chavez? Especially after this comment...

china does. he made a sweet deal with them. had champagne and everything.

of course IMO china is crazier than a rat in a tin shithouse so it'd make sense they'd listen to him.

 

[Elrohir]

Chavez is an imbecile.

Scratch that, Chavez is an anti-semitic imbecile.

 

[skadistic]

These remarks are to strengthen his ties with Iran.

 

[C~G]

china does. he made a sweet deal with them. had champagne and everything.

of course IMO china is crazier than a rat in a tin shithouse so it'd make sense they'd listen to him.

Yi wang si-i wa ye kan dao
Xin li bian yao la jing bao jin tian zhi Dao
Anything goes.

China does deals nowadays with anyone who's willing to hear their terms.

I wouldn't define them really crazy but opportunistic to the end.
They are starting to master the great art taught by the americans.

 

[Irish Caesar]

I think this man is smoking/snorting too much of his countries own product.

Oil?

 

[Kosez]

Chavez says Israel's action in Lebanon "worse" than Hitler

Not ˝worse˝, but pretty close.
Okey it's not that close, but million of refugees is pretty ugly and disturbing. And I can only imagine what do Arabians think of it. Probably they rate it as a genocide. Maybe we should too.

 

[eyrei]

Chavez is hardly an idiot. I'd imagine he is an intellectual match for any one of us. He made a stupid comment and apparently holds some stupid beliefs, but that does not make him an idiot. A lot of the criticisms he leveled at Israel recently were similar to ones I made, though obviously not this particular one. The fact is, he is doing everything he can to counter the influence of the US, because he believes US policy is harmful and wrongheaded. He is not alone in that belief.

 

[Xanikk999]

Oil?

Cocaine? Or is that another south american country?