Hugo Chavez Interview & Venezuela Review 2 of 2 - BBC HardTalk Special Report

Hugo Chavez Interview & Venezuela Review 2 of 2 - BBC HardTalk Special Report

President Chavez's socialist world vision - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez intends to inject new urgency into his socialist and anti-imperialist revolution, claiming "capitalism is destroying the world".

In a combative 60-minute interview with the BBC HARDtalk programme in the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Mr Chavez blamed Venezuela's deepening recession on the irresponsible economic policies of the United States.

He also expressed disappointment with President Barack Obama's "very negative signals" towards Latin America.

"In Colombia (the Americans) are building seven military bases; that is one of the very negative signals that Obama sent just after taking office," Mr Chavez said.

"Bush decided to reactivate the US Fourth Fleet to operate in Latin America. Obama, instead of suspending or getting rid of the Fourth Fleet has seven military bases planned in Colombia. What for? Is it to go to war, to dominate the Latin American continent?"
Colombia has signed a deal to give the US military access to seven Colombian bases with the aim to combat drug trafficking and rebels.

It caused alarm among some of Colombia's neighbours, including Venezuela, who object to an increased US military presence.

"I wish Obama would focus on governing the United States and would forget his country's imperialist pretensions," Mr Chavez said.

While there was no repeat of the insults he hurled at George W Bush, such as "donkey," "devil" and "terrorist", President Chavez indicated that the high-profile handshake he and Obama shared at an Americas summit last year had not resolved fundamental differences.

Red carpet

The 55-year-old Venezuelan president rarely grants extended interviews to the Western media. This one was arranged to coincide with the premiere in Caracas of a new documentary by Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone.

The film, South of the Border, portrays Latin America being transformed by Leftist radicalism.

The leaders of Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador all get walk-on parts, but it is to Mr Chavez that Stone gives the starring role.

For more information, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/8732857.stm

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[shurednichso]

Chavez is HardTalking the journalist :DD

Thats why they dont let ppl like him show up in the western media.

They cant stand up to him.

[RuniTravel]

@shurednichso > well ??? you like my upload or not ? I uploaded it because its out of the ordinary, irrespective of political points of view ...

[shurednichso]

@RuniTravel

Yes, im very thankfull indeed,mate.

My poor english might distract from the things i want to say :S

[RuniTravel]

@shurednichso > your English language skills in no way detract from the elemental ... Bien hecho y saludo ... Runi

[angelusp777]

he owned the journalist

[RuniTravel]

@angelusp777 > its a difficult challenge for me too.. Sometimes I record reports where I'm sure they will be abused.. But these people are fighting their own battle.. If they don't want to be interviewed they can always reject the interview ... if they accepted the interview & it reached my simple computer, I assume that it is in their own interest that I upload the video for public viewing... There are exceptions of course ... and many a good interview does not reach a level of public viewing.

[sanshoukid]

como se llama la cancion que empieza a 7:12 a 7:58? What is the name of the song from 7:12 to 7:58?

[ImDavidBizar]

WTF is wrong with people who keeps supporting chavez? GOD, why? you don't have a reason, you don't know the facts, why do you like this man? with those horrible horrible ideas... Wake up people open your eyer, facts, im talking about facts! stop thinking like childs and start thinking as adulst. Please. There's a reason why this man is not accepted in most international democratic countries, there's a reason why bright people are against him and only ignorant are with him, get knolewge them talk