Venezuela, US spar over UN security council bid

[Judi Lynn]

Venezuela, US spar over UN security council bid

4.20pm Wednesday June 21, 2006

CARACAS - Venezuela's government has accused the United States of pressuring allies to scuttle its attempts to secure a seat on the UN Security Council in the latest diplomatic spat between Caracas and Washington.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has riled American officials with his campaign to counter US influence in Latin America, is seeking a seat on the 15-nation council against rival candidate Guatemala, which is backed by Washington.

Allied with Cuba and Iran, Chavez has become a harsh and steady critic of Washington's policies, including the Iraq war, while US officials say he is pushing his oil exporting nation toward authoritarian rule and threatening regional stability.

"To declare yourself against a candidate first you must have morals and they have lost them violating Security Council resolutions," Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister for North America Maripili Hernandez said in a statement.
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10387676

[Erika]

1. Must have morals? That lets W out

He has sheeple instead of morals.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

2. GO HUGO!

[me b zola]

3. Koo-Koo Kachoo

This will make the walrus man's head explode. Let's see if he shoots lasers out of that stach. :D