Chavez accepts Russia nuclear aid

Mr Chavez said he wanted nuclear power for energy and medical uses

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced that he wants to develop a nuclear programme with the aid of his country's ally, Russia.

Alleging Coup Plot, Chávez Ousts

President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela said Thursday that he was expelling the American ambassador, Patrick Duddy, giving him 72 hours to leave the country. Mr. Chávez took this step after he said his government had discovered an American-supported plot by military officers to topple him.

Alleging Coup Plot??? It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you - Chavez is nobody's fool, he knows what happened to Noriega...

Castro: US could assassinate Chavez

"The Cuban President warns his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, that the US could assassinate him or wage a civil war in Venezuela."

Chavez: take Bush to madhouse

Press TV News - Oct 26, 2007

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has condemned US president's war rhetoric on Iran, saying he belongs in a psychiatric hospital.

"The US President (George W. Bush) made an atomic bomb threat," Chevez said on Thursday, referring to Bush's war rhetoric against Iran.

"In other words, he's threatening a third world war but now with atomic weapons. It's like he should be taken to the psychiatric hospital. I think he's on the edge of the psychiatric hospital," he added.

Last week Bush claimed Iran was pursuing nuclear weapons, adding this may lead to World War III. His remarks drew fierce domestic and international criticism.

Tehran insists that its nuclear program is solely aimed at peaceful purposes. The UN nuclear watchdog has also declared that there is no evidence to prove Iran is developing nuclear weaponry.