Chavez backs Assad as rebels threaten Nasrallah
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has expressed his support for the "legitimate government in Syria" late Tuesday, just days after his reelection. Chavez said that he would continue to support the "legitimate government" led by the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, during his first press conference since his reelection.
"How not to support the government of President Bashar al-Assad since it is the legitimate government of Syria? Who to support? Terrorists, who want a transitional council, who kill people on all sides?" exclaimed the Venezuelan president.
"I do not know how it is that some European governments come together with the terrorists and do not recognize a legitimate government. We, of course, continue to support the legitimate government and advocate for peace in Syria," he added.
Venezuelan President reiterated that what is happening in Syria, where an armed uprising attempt to overthrow President Assad was "a planned attack" as was also, according to him, the fall of Gaddafi in Libya. "The government of the United States is one of the most responsible for this disaster," he said on the Syrian crisis.
In addition, Hugo Chavez welcomed the position of Russia and China, who have blocked three times in the UN Security Council draft resolution condemning the regime of President Assad.
Hizbullah
An official from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) on Tuesday warned Hizbullah against military interference in Syria, threatening that any attack on Homs will lead to response in its stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The official in charge of the information within the FSA, Fahd Masri, said the pro-Iranian group "participates through its armed elements in the fighting and the suppression of the revolution in Syria." "Hizbullah is deeply involved in the crime, the Syrian people will not forget those who infringe. We will consider them accountable," he said.
"We warn Hizbullah against the continuation of its actions. We are able to teach (it) an unforgettable lesson in the heart of the southern suburbs. "We say to Hassan Nasrallah: we know how to reach you, you are not beyond the reach of our shots, you and your whole band," said Masri.
The spokesman also said that the FSA "arrested 13 Hizbullah fighters with all their military equipment (...), it is neither pilgrims nor tourists or people visiting family. The fate of these men, in Homs countryside seems to me, depends on Hizbullah. It must withdraw its men from Syrian territory and stop violating our sovereignty. "
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I guess Chavez doesn't have enough to do running his own country that he would take the time to show support to Assad. Venezuela has had its own uprisings in the past against their government. So I guess it is safe to say that Chavez supports a man and government slaughtering its own people in the streets, one who is committing genocide in front of the eyes of the world's onlookers. A murderer who has killed 20,000 innocent men, women, and children -- a war criminal to the world. Will he beat Hitler in the Guiness Book of World Records for the number of people whose lives he snuffed out? The very people he and his government took an oath of office to defend and support? There is known terrorism everywhere globally, it is the terrorists right now who are trying to help the Syrian people defend home and country. Mr. Chavez, what are you doing to protect the rights of the Syrian people? How will you save their lives from Assad? By fueling the fire in your support of his regime? And to what end? To see him completely destroy Syria and all its inhabitants? Do you not see that the chemical warfare agents he is holding along the seafront can not only maime and destroy Syrians, but will also affect neighboring countries as well? What will you do if Assad's regime brings waves of destruction to Venezuela? Who will you support then? You may just be facing another uprising against your government for involving your support to Assad. The people in the world at large see all, know all, tell all. What is it that you are not seeing, hearing, or listening to that would cause you to so carelessly use your voice to support this sociopath?
