Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Spain to Sell Venezuela Patrol Boats, Transport Planes

Visiting Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is to sign a deal Wednesday, to sell Venezuela patrol boats and transport planes.Officials in Caracas say the proposed deal is to include 10 C-295 transport planes, four coastal patrol corvettes, and four smaller patrol boats.Click title for link.

Spain risks US anger by selling arms to Chavez
Spain's socialist Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has been forced to defend a decision to sell arms worth €1.3bn (£900m) to the left-wing Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, in a deal condemned by the opposition as "a monstrous error". Link

"I speak on behalf of the Spanish people when assuring that Spain will always be at the Venezuelan people"s side in the peaceful construction of a fair democracy", stressed Zapatero.

Selling items that may be used against the Venezuelan people is being at their side?

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