Chavez tells Africa to oppose the U.S.

Hegemony. A word being put to frequent use these days. In fact one of my favorite frequent users is Hugo Chavez. Right now he's on an Axis of Evil tour exhorting Africa to follow his example and join the war on terror on the side of the Axis of Evil-- AGAINST the USofA.

BANJUL (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on Africa on Saturday to forge closer ties with Latin America to combat what he called a threat of U.S. Hegemony.

Chavez, whose repeated criticism of America has raised hackles in Washington, called on an African Union summit to cooperate with Latin America in everything from oil production to university education to counter "colonial" meddling in developing nations.

Citing the example of Venezuela and Bolivia, he urged Africa to seize greater control of its energy resources. He described the low royalty payments made by some foreign oil companies as "robbery".

"We should march together, Africa and Latin America, brother continents with the same roots ... Only together can we change the direction of the world," he told the opening day of the AU summit, to applause.  ~reuters

Hegemony. The word is quite potent, isn't it?  Of course it is. It describes potency itself. It describes the power to force others to do your bidding-- or does it? Actually, no it doesn't. Hegemony, like the word monopoly, has added meaning in the Marxist lexicon. It really stands for capitalism, or imperialism, or capitalist imperialism if you prefer.

"The world is threatened by the Hegemony of the North American empire," said the former paratrooper, following speeches from African leaders which had criticised colonialism.

Africa's abundant natural resources -- ranging from precious metals to iron ore and oil -- should make it a wealthy continent if it were freed from outside exploitation, Chavez said.

We have to wonder why the world is threatened by the Hegemony of the North America Empire. An empire unlike any that have ever existed on this earth. For instance, the Romans would have long ago invaded Venezuela, put all resistance to the sword and carried Hugo Chavez away in chains to fight one last battle in the Colloseum. And how about the Soviet Empire, who killed millions more than Hitler?

In fact, Africa's problems have nothing to do with colonialism or outside exploitation. But they have everything to do with dictatorship and lack of freedom.

Axis of Evil

But the real question is, where is all this friendship and sharing headed? How does Chavez believe the US Hegemon will ultimately be defeated? Not by words obviously.

In a nod to another outspoken opponent of U.S. foreign policy, Chavez hailed Iran's right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is also attending the summit in the Gambian capital Banjul.

The Venezuelan leader called for a commission to evaluate joint energy projects between Africa and Latin America, as well as a media venture dubbed Telesur (TeleSouth) and a joint bank Banco del Sur (Bank of the South).

"In Venezuela, we were tired of all our oil going to Count Dracula," said Chavez, referring his government's decision to raise taxes on U.S. oil companies. "Now Venezuela is free and we have recovered control over our oil."

Share and share alike I always say. It's a good thing nuclear 'technology' is so peaceful, as opposed to nuclear power, or we might have something to worry about.

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