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Translation of a large portion of President Chavez' weekly TV program 'Hello President

Diario Decuyo, Argentina

Hugo Chavez Slams 'Little Gentleman from the North'

 

"Bush is a true political cadaver that not only smells of sulfur but has the scent of a dead politician who will soon be transformed into cosmic dust and disappear from the scene."

 

Translated By Barbara Howe

 

March 9, 2007

 

Argentina - Diario Decuyo - Original Article (Spanish)

Buenos Aires: The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, issued strong criticism of North American leader George W. Bush, calling him a "political corpse," while praising [Argentine President] Nestor Kirchner and emphasizing the agreements recently signed between his country and Argentina.

 

Chavez incited the crowd to boo at "the little gentleman from the North" as he referred to Bush and shout "Gringo go home!," in reference to the North American's visit to Latin America.

 

Of Bush he said, "No to the imperialist presence in the heroic lands of our America!" affirmed Chavez, who considers the United States President a "true political cadaver that not only smells of sulfur but has the scent of a dead politician who will soon be transformed into cosmic dust and disappear from the scene."

 

Chavez laid claim to the slogan of Eva Perón : "The country will be free or the flag will burn amongst its ruins. To live free or die is our slogan," he added. "We don't have a choice in Latin America today: live free or die."

 

He affirmed that his warming ties with President Kirchner, "are much more than integration, it's a process of union" for both countries.

 

"Union was the word used by our founding fathers Simón Bolivar  and José de San Martín ," while integration, he said was a term, "the messengers of the North brought from Washington to accentuate imperialist control and to subjugate 19th and 20th century governments."

 

"Kirchner and I are products of the same historical crisis: of the reaction of the people against the domination of native elites who delivered [Latin America] to the empire.

 

At the same time, Chavez dedicated long paragraphs of his speech to criticizing the concepts and plans of President Bush, in particular the idea that, "The Americans are the sons of George Washington and Simón Bolivar."

 

After dismissing such an idea, Chavez assured the crowd that the present leaders of Latin America, "Are going to finish the revolution that Bolivar and San Martín began. We're seeing how as a new world is born, history repeats itself."

 

The Venezuelan said that Bush is neither the son of Washington nor of Bolivar, "But the son of a ..." and didn't finish the phrase, although later he said "I can't say that in public."

 

Chavez proclaimed, "North America for the North Americans and South America for the South Americans. This is our America."

 

The union is indispensable for the liberation of our people - and of the Great Nation of South America … the complete political and cultural liberation."

 

Chavez dismissed Bush's proposal for a new version of the Alliance for Progress  like that launched by John Kennedy in the 60s as "ridiculous," and he made fun of the proposed $75 million offered to kick it off.

 

With respect with this amount, he said that Bush should, "roll it up and stick in... his pocket, because he well knows where else he could stick it."

 

"Just in weaponry, the United States spent $600 billion last year. If it's true that he wants social justice, then he should withdraw his troops from Iraq."

 

Chavez asserted that "the Empire" must understand that, "we are determined to be free and to be great, and that this native land will be a worldwide power. Not Argentina alone nor Venezuela, but all of us united."

 

He emphasized the agreement he signed with Kirchner to create a Bank of the South, and said that tomorrow he will get Evo Morales of Bolivia to sign up and soon, we will have the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa as well."

 

He said in addition that he will analyze the possible creation of an Organization of Gas Producing and Exporting Countries of South America with Kirchner and Morales among the three countries, which will provide greater resources and gas technology to the region.

 

Chavez laid claim to the title of "Son" of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, and invoked the names of various Latin American independence heroes, including Perón , Che Guevara , Fidel Castro and a large number of continental leaders who are confronting the [hegemony] of the United States.

 

Spanish Version Below

 

Miles aplaudieron el discurso 'anti Bush'

 

El primer mandatario de Venezuela encabezó el acto de repudio al presidente de los Estados Unidos, George Bush, en el estadio de Ferrocarril Oeste.

 

Buenos Aires, 9 de marzo.- El presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez realizó hoy fuerte críticas al mandatario norteamericano George Bush, al que calificó de "cadáver político", elogió a Néstor Kirchner y destacó de los acuerdo firmados entre su país y la Argentina.

 

Chávez arengó una silbatina contra "el caballerito del norte", como se refirió a Bush y gritó: "íGringo go home!", en alusión a la visita del norteamericano por América Latina.

 

"No a la presencia imperial" de Bush "en las tierras heroicas de nuestra América", afirmó Chávez, quien consideró que el presidente estadounidense es "un verdadero cadáver político, que no sólo huele a azufre, sino que tiene el olor de los muertos políticos, que pronto se convertirá en el polvo cómico y desaparecerá del escenario".

 

Chávez reivindicó una consigna de Eva Perón: "La patria será libre o la bandera flameará sobre sus ruinas. Ser libre o morir es nuestra consigna -agregó-. No tenemos alternativa hoy en América Latina, patria libre o morir".

 

Afirmó que el acercamiento que protagoniza con Kirchner "es mucho más que integración, es un proceso de unión" de ambas naciones.

 

"Unión fue la palabra que usaron los padres de la patria Simón Bolivar y José de San Martín", mientras integración fue un término que "trajeron desde Washington los mensajeros del norte, para acentuar el dominio imperialista, dominar y sojuzgar a los gobiernos del siglo 20 y 19".

 

Expresó que "Kirchner y yo somos producto de la misma crisis histórica, de la reacción de los pueblos contra la dominación de las elites criollas que entregaron las naciones al imperio.

 

A su vez, Chávez dedicó largos párrafos de su discurso a criticar conceptos y planes del presidente Bush, en particular la idea según la cual "los americanos somos hijos de Jorge Washington y Simón Bolívar".

 

Tras descalificar la idea, Chávez aseguró que los actuales dirigentes latinomericanos "vamos a terminar la revolución que comenzaron Bolívar y San Martín. Estamos viendo como nace un nuevo mundo, como la historia se vuelve sobre sí misma".

 

El venezolano dijo que Bush no es hijo de Washington ni de Bolívar, "sino un hijo de..." y no concluyó la frase, aunque luego dijo: "yo a eso no lo puedo decir en público".

 

Chávez proclamó "Norteamérica para los norteamericanos, Sudamérica para los sudamericanos. Esta es nuestra América.

 

"La unión es imprescindible para la liberación plena de nuestros pueblos -agregó-, de la Gran Nación sudamericana, la liberación política, cultural e integral".

 

Chávez trató de "ridícula" la propuesta Bush de reeditar una nueva Alianza para el Progreso, como la que lanzó John Kennedy en los años 60 y se burló del monto de 75 millones de dólares que ofreció para realizar el emprendimiento.

 

Respecto de este monto dijo que podía "enrollárselo y metérselo en el ... bolsillo, porque él sabe bien dónde se lo puede meter".

 

"Solamente en armamentos, Estados Unidos gastó el año pasado 600.000 millones de dólares, si es cierto que quiere la justicia social entonces que retire las tropas de Irak", agregó.

 

Afirmó que "el imperio" debe entender que "estamos resueltos a ser libres y ser grandes y esta patria será una potencia mundial. Pero no Argentina ni Venezuela, sino todos unidos".

 

Destacó el acuerdo logrado con Kirchner para la creación del Banco del Sur y dijo que mañana lo suscribirá Evo Morales en Bolivia y, pronto, "lo hará el presidente Rafael Correa, de Ecuador".

 

También sostuvo que analiza con Kirchner y Morales la posible creación de la Organización de Países Productores y Exportadores de Gas de Sudamérica (OPEGASUR), los tres países con mayores recursos y tecnología gasífera de la región.

 

Chávez se reivindicó como hijo de las madres de Plaza de Mayo y de varios héroes de la independencia latinoamericana y citó a Perón, el Che Guevara, Fidel Castro y un numeroso grupo de dirigentes continentales que confrontaron contra Estados Unidos.

 















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