Chavez Welcomes Russian Bombers; Proclaims ‘Yankee Hegemony is Over’: Patagonico of Argentina

While bits and pieces of this story about Venezuela welcoming a pair of Russian strategic bombers have been covered by the wire services over the past few days, we thought it best to translate something from Latin America on the subject.

According to this news item from Argentina’s El Patagonico, the two Russian TU-160 aircraft, according to that nation’s President, Hugo Chavez, are visiting ‘as part of the formation of a multi-polar world,’ which he says is one of the objectives of Venezuela’s foreign policy.

Chevez is quoted as saying in part:

“Russian aircraft and strategic aviation which is capable of encircling the globe are coming to our country … Russian planes, strategic bombers, TU-160s have landed in Venezuela, Yes. So that you feel the pain, little-Yankees, I’ll even fly one of those beasts.”

The article is packaged with part of Chavez’ weekly TV/Radio show “Hello President’, in which he discusses the arrival of the bombers, and video of Russian President Medvedev, explaining why he sent them.

Translated By Miguel Gutierrez

September 10, 2008

Argentina – El Patagonico – Original Article (Spanish)

Caracas: The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, announced today that Russian warplanes are to land in his country to conduct joint exercises with Venezuelan armed forces, and he informed the international press that he intends to, “fly one of those beasts.”

“Russian aircraft and strategic aviation which is capable of encircling the globe are coming to our country,” said the President, as reported the Italian news agency ANSA.

“Russian planes, strategic bombers, TU-160s have landed in Venezuela, Yes. So that you feel the pain, little-Yankees, I’ll even fly one of those things,” he said.

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