Once Denny gets back to blogging, he ought to award the AOTW to Chávez again, to Alain Joyandet, and to Chávez’s buddy Daniel Ortega:
Hugo Chávez says U.S. is using earthquake as pretext for occupying Haiti
Speaking on his weekly television show, Chavez opined that the U.S. mission in Haiti was a ruse to initiate military occupation.
“I read that 3,000 soldiers are arriving, Marines armed as if they were going to war,” Chavez said. “They are occupying Haiti undercover.”
Alleged pedophile and Hugo’s buddy Daniel Ortega last Sunday also warned of US deployment in Haiti
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says that the United States has taken advantage of the massive quake in Haiti and deployed troops in the country.
“What is happening in Haiti seriously concerns me as US troops have already taken control of the airport,” Ortega said on Saturday.
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The leftist Nicaraguan president denounced Washington’s move in deploying military forces in Haiti, saying “It seems that the bases (on Latin America) are not sufficient.”“There is no logic that US troops landed in Haiti. Haiti seeks humanitarian aid, not troops. It would be madness we all began to send troops to Haiti,” said Ortega.
Ortega of course doesn’t give a damn about the security of medical and relief personnel arriving in the island, much less the safety of the Haitians themselves.
Alain Joyandet, the French minister in charge of humanitarian relief, called on the UN to “clarify” the American role amid claims the military build up was hampering aid efforts, because the US is in charge of air traffic control.
The humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti is turning out to be a classic illustration of anti-Americanism in seven easy steps (h/t via Instapundit), predictable as it can be: for some, the US can do no right.
You know the Chávez-Ortega-Joyandet accusations are insane when France’s former prime minister Lionel Jospin came to the US’s defense following the Chavez, Joyandet, and Ortega statements, explaining why the US is helping Haiti.
For that, Chávez, Joyandet & Ortega earned the AOTW so far, but the week is young, so all of them still have plenty of opportunity to further disgrace themselves.
In that last picture, which one is the President of Venezuela? 🙂
I think Hugo bumped himself up a notch in your competition. The ABC Newspaper in Madrid is reporting that he is accusing the U.S. of using a secret weapon to cause the earthquake. For those who read Spanish, see: http://www.abc.es/20100119/internacional-/chavez-acusa-provocar-seismo-201001191332.html
Um, why would we want to occupy Haiti? It has absolutely nothing that we as a nation could possibly want/need to take by force.
Sure, it’s fun to rail against the Yanqui Imperialist, but geesh.
Been there done that 1915 to 1935 – why would we want to go back again?
““I read that 3,000 soldiers are arriving, Marines armed as if they were going to war,” Chavez said. “They are occupying Haiti undercover.””
Yeah, that bumblefooted moron Chavez is forgetting that armed troops were specifically requested in order to assist in restoring order. He’s also forgetting that Jordanian and Pakistani troops – armed soldiers – are already there and have already had to open fire on people (thankfully, with only rubber bullets… but the point is they’ve already had to display force to attempt to restore order).
But when does Chavez pass on an opportunity to lie about America? It’s what got him into office in the first place; he’ll ride that pony to the end of time.
> Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says that the United States has taken advantage of the massive quake in Haiti and deployed troops in the country.
Yeah, we’re there to rob the Haitians of their massive stored wealth.
Yeesh.
And yet no doubt some idiots are quoting these blithering lunatics invoking the specter of “American Imperialism”.
Some people are such morons.
>>>>>>>> You have chaos. <<<<<<<<
What’s the first thing you need in the midst of chaos? An organization designed to enforce some semblance of order and rule of law.
In short, someone like the US Military.
What’s the second thing you need in the midst of chaos? An organization which can distribute food and potable water for people.
Once more, a group like the US Military, one of whose most obvious basic tasks, as a military organization, is to bring logistical goodies (food, water) to an area where the existing infrastructure has collapsed to sh**.
But no, the USA is there using this as an excuse to “conquer” Haiti.
Oh, yeah, just what the USA needs: Another 10,000,000 penniless, utterly impoverished mouths to feed with no chance of recompense from them in the next 20+ years by any conceivable stretch of the imagination…
A completely reasoned interpretation — GIGO in Action.
:-/
P.S. WTF is that Chavez is wearing?
He looks like some demented colorblind boy scout wannabe…
In September 2007 Hurricane Felix hit the East coast of Nicaragua. It was a Category 5. At first daylight the Americans were out and about delivering relief supplies. The Venezuelans arrived three days later. The first thing they did was plant their flag. The locals invited them to leave. The language they used was not very diplomatic.
Well, there are strong rumors that the US found Dr No’s abandonded island and secret lair and reconfigured it to house that Earthquake 2000 Beta. From now on we will simply cause earthquakes under our enemies and those with natural resources we wish to monopolize. Bur destroying Haiti was a minor mistake as the original target was supposed to be Tahiti because of the really good beer, the chicks and just to make the French miserable. Unfortunately the targetting officer was found to be dyslexic.