Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro lay a trap for Mexico
Mexico’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed it will recall its Ambassador from Venezuela and request that Venezuela’s Ambassador to Mexico return to Caracas immediately if “the government and people of Mexico†do not receive a formal apology from “the very highest levels†of the Venezuelan government before midnight on November 14. Since last week President Hugo Chavez has called Fox “a puppy of the empire,†and also threatened Fox personally. “Do not mess with me,†Chavez told the Mexican president on November 13 in a television broadcast that was beamed by satellite via Telesur to all of Latin America. Now the Fox government wants a personal written apology from Chavez.
Mexico’s government is about to fall into a geopolitical trap laid by Chavez, Cuban President Fidel Castro and Cuban National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon, who is an experienced fabricator of international diplomatic incidents and the foremost expert on the United States in the Castro regime. Chavez and Castro want Fox to freeze, or better yet break off relations with Venezuela. A formal diplomatic break between Venezuela and Mexico would open a strategic trapdoor through which the Chavez/Castro axis likely would seek to destabilize Mexico politically over the coming presidential election year in that country.
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Leftist Candidate for President of Mexico Calling for Massive Aid from the U.S.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the former mayor of Mexico City and until recently the odds-on favorite to win Mexicos July 2 presidential election, promises to cut government spending while launching new welfare and public works programs to aid the poor.
Lopez Obrador (popularly known as AMLO, an appellation he has adopted on his own website) is a radical leftist whom many observers believe would lead Mexico into political alignment with Cubas Fidel Castro, Venezuelas Hugo Chavez, Brazils Lula da Silva, and other Marxists who have taken power
Mexico: 51% of poll respondents think Hugo Chavez is to blame for the rift
Many adults in Mexico believe the Venezuelan President is responsible for the recent spat between the two countries, according to a poll by Milenio ... 51% of respondents think Hugo Chavez is to blame for the rift.
Conversely, 22% of respondents say Mexican president Vicente Fox is responsible.
The problems began earlier this month during the Summit of the Americas in Argentina. Chavez expressed displeasure with the proposed region-wide free trade agreement backed by the United States. Chavez favors the exclusively South American free trade zone, known as Mercosur,
Chavez Blames US for Venezuela's Rift With Mexico
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the United States is the reason for the diplomatic rift between his country and Mexico.
Speaking to thousands of his supporters in Caracas Saturday, Mr. Chavez laid the blame for the conflict squarely on President Bush, whom the Venezuelan leader called "Mister Danger."
Mr. Chavez also told the crowd he hoped things "cool off" between Venezuela and Mexico, then he sang several tunes accompanied by a Mexican mariachi band.
Earlier, thousands of people marched in Caracas to show support for Mr. Chavez in his dispute with his Mexican
Mexico-Venezuela row: Readers' reaction
Mexico and Venezuela's presidents, Vicente Fox and Hugo Chavez, are locked in a row, which could have serious consequences for relations between the two nations.
Mr Fox has threatened to cut off all diplomatic ties with Venezuela if Mr Chavez continues making controversial comments about him or his country.
Mr Chavez has refused to apologise for calling the Mexican President a "puppy" of US imperialism.
The BBC News website spoke to readers from both countries to get their reaction to the dispute.
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Chavez Frias tells Mexico's President Vicente Fox not to mess with him
During a radio address to the nation, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias has told Mexican President Vicente fox not to mess with him.
The remark is likely to exacerbate even more relations between the two Heads of State.
The President used a phrase from the Venezuelan traditional duet, Florentino and the Devil to answer Fox's accusations against him and Argentinean President Nestor Kirchner.
According to Chavez Frias, Fox was part of the USA's plan to present the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement (FTAA) at the Summit of
Protesters mark Cuban revolution anniversary outside US Embassy in Mexico
More than 1,000 people convened in front of the US Embassy in Mexico on Tuesday to mark the 52nd anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution.
Chanting "Viva Fidel" and braving heavy rain, demonstrators marched down Reform Avenue and erected a makeshift stage in front of the US embassy.
Police blocked traffic for over an hour as demonstrators took turns delivering speeches denouncing a decades-old embargo placed by the United States on Cuba.
On July 26, 1953, Cuban
Venezuelas Chavez says normal relations with Mexico impossible
CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez said Sunday it was impossible for Venezuela to maintain normal diplomatic relations with Mexico because president-elect Felipe Calderon led a smear campaign against Venezuela.
The Venezuelan leader also called Calderons election victory doubtful, suggesting the candidate belonging to Mexicos ruling National Action Party defeated leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador by resorting to fraud.
How is the Mexican president going to hope that we have good personal (and) political relations? Its impossible, said Chavez, speaking during a television interview.
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Chavez slams Mexico's Fox over trade
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticized his Mexican counterpart as being the United States' "puppy dog," El Universal newspaper reported Thursday.
Chavez's comment was in reference to Mexican President Vicente Fox's support for the resumption of talks on the proposed hemispheric free trade bloc at last week's Summit of the Americas in Argentina.
At the meeting of 34 nations, President Bush pushed for talks on the Free Trade Area of the Americas to resume after months of stalling and complaints from several leaders who allege the proposal unfairly favors U.S. economic interests.
Fox was among the
Mexico Debate Sets Up Lopez Obrador to Challenge Chavez Image
Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will use a nationally televised debate tonight to respond to advertisements likening him to Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez, according to his campaign.
He has to show himself as someone who is secure and cordial to counter this image of an authoritarian leader, Manuel Camacho Solis, Lopez Obradors top campaign strategist and a former presidential candidate, said in an interview. He will just have to be himself and this image will fade.
Lopez Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor, goes into his first and only
Mexico, Venezuela chiefs pull ambassadors
Mexico and Venezuela pulled their ambassadors from each other’s capitals Monday after the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez refused to apologize for his remarks belittling Mexican President Vicente Fox.
Chavez, a frequent critic of U.S. foreign policy, last week called Fox “the puppy†of the Bush administration. When the Mexican government announced it would expel the Venezuelan ambassador if the Chavez government did not apologize within 24 hours, Venezuela responded Monday by ordering its ambassador home.
Mexico then recalled its ambassador to Caracas, with Fox saying: “We cannot allow people to offend our country.â€
The two countries fell
