Unfriendly forces brewing in Latin America: US
WASHINGTON: The US military’s top general warned on Friday that forces unfriendly to the United States are brewing in the Americas, arguing that “together we need to do something about it.”
General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, singled out Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez who this week attacked President George W. Bush as the “devil” in a speech to the UN General Assembly.
“There have been increases in government actions that are not friendly to us,” Pace said in a question-and-answer session with Pentagon employees. “President Chavez is clearly not a friend to the United States.”
He said it would be interesting to see what impact Chavez’s speech would have on Venezuela’s quest for a seat on the US Security Council.
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