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March 2, 2011

Venezuela Accuses U.S. of "War Mongering" 
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The Venezuelan government has voiced criticism of Libya's expulsion but
did not vote to block it. Venezuelan envoy Jorge Valero accused the
United States of seeking a pretext for military intervention.

Jorge Valero: "Venezuela calls for the rejection of war-mongering
mobilization of the U.S. Air Force and Navy in the Mediterranean Sea.
Those who promote the use of military force against Libya do not seek to
defend human rights but rather, as always, to establish a protectorate
and pillage the most important sources of oil and energy in the Middle
Eastern region."



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