For those who haven’t heard, the world has a new ‘Axis of Evil,’ except this time, the members are using the term to refer to themselves.
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and his Syrian counterpart, President Bashar Al-Assad, have decided to create a new group of nations called the Movement of Free Allies, or ‘MAL’ – which in Spanish means ‘evil,’ apparently as way to poke former President Bush in the eye. According to this news item from Venezuela’s El Aragueno, the two leaders are calling for Latin American and Arab people to unite to ‘liberate themselves from U.S. imperialism and vanquish the armed wing of the Yankee Empire, the warmongering Israelis.’
With extensive quotes from both leaders, this 1,000 word news item from Venezuela’s El Aragueno says in part:
The President of the Republic, Hugo Chávez Frías, has proposed the creation of a Movement of Free Allies, or MAL, supporting the proposal of his Syrian counterpart, Bashar Al Assad, who said that they should establish an organization called the “axis of evil,” in which good states would participate.
[Editor’s Note: In Spanish, MAL, the acronym of this new organization, means “evil”]
“We should create an ‘Axis of Evil.’ The brand is already ours and in Damascus I recall how, in jest, but also in seriousness, we discussed creating the Movement of Free Allies, the “Axis of Evil,” said the Venezuelan leader.
“Syria and Venezuela are nations that reject any outside imposition. Latin America is a very important region; we need not pay attention to what the media say. Chávez has overcome these pressures from the world’s great powers. Chávez has stood by his people, and in Syria, we, too, stand by our people, and that is why we have won,” Bashar Al Assad said.
“Relations between the two regions aren’t accidental; they are based on discussions between the two peoples and on mutual support,” he said, adding, “Venezuela and Syria have had very similar challenges and commitments; these are two peoples that with shared sensibilities reject any foreign imposition. President Chávez has taken a place in the hearts of all of my Arab compatriots.”
He noted that while a united Latin America will form one pole of global power, the Arab people must form the other, so that with the interactions between these poles, geopolitical balance could be achieved.
He stressed that the Middle East is liberating itself from U.S. imperialism and making progress in vanquishing “the armed wing of the Yankee Empire, the warmongering Israelis.”
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