[A-List] Venezuela Warns Of Global Energy Disaster If US Invades To Seize Oil Fields

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Xinhua News Agency
September 2, 2005


CHAVEZ WARNS OF GLOBAL ENERGY DISASTER IF US INVADES VENEZUELA


CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday
warned of a global energy disaster if the United States
invaded his country to seize its oil reserves.

During an interview broadcast by the state-run VTV
television, Chavez said the US Defense Department is
interested in Venezuela's Orinoco region, which has a crude
reserve of 300 billion barrels.

He said the Venezuelan intelligence services have learned of
a US plan to invade his country and capture the oil fields.

Under the US plan, code-named Balboa, a number of ships, men
and bombs will be used for invasion of the major cities of
Caracas, Maracay and Valencia, according to the president.

Chavez vowed that the US soldiers "will bite the dust" if
they invade Venezuela.

Relations between Venezuela and the United States have been
deteriorating over recent years, and Caracas accused
Washington of supporting an abortive coup to overthrow
Chavez in April 2002.

Chavez also accused Washington of planning to assassinate
him, which the US government has denied.

Venezuela, with a daily 2.8-million-barrel output, is the
second most important producer of crude oil in Latin
America, next only to Mexico. It is the region's main
exporter with 1.5 million barrels of oil being shipped out
every day.



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