Lisa Karpova: Hugo Chavez Rips Into Obama!

Chavez: Obama is an irresponsible phony who shames the USA. On Monday the 19th, Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, heavily criticized the US president, Barack Obama, in response to his warning of the alleged restrictions on the rights of Venezuelans. Chavez called Obama "irresponsible and fake":"Obama will get involved with his things. He dedicates himself to his country, where he has practiced a disaster. Now he comes seeking votes by attacking Venezuela. Do not be irresponsible, boy," said Chavez in a Council of Ministers, broadcast on state television. In an interview with the Venezuelan daily "El Universal" on Monday 19th, Obama said the United States increasingly believes that the close ties between Venezuela, Iran and Cuba do not benefit the Venezuelan people. In May, the US imposed sanctions on the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA for disrespecting US legislation by selling $50 million in oil derivatives to Iran. "Venezuela is a sovereign country, proud. The US has no intention to intervene in the external relations of Venezuela," Obama said in a brief interview with the newspaper. "However, I think the government's ties with Iran and Cuba are not beneficial to the interests of Venezuela and its people." Chavez, however, was angered by statements of the President of the United States. "In fact, Obama, does he know what provokes me? Suffer, I pity you. Let us be calm and quiet, we are free and we will never be a colony of his," he answered.