Chavez says Russian warships arriving soon

[10ring]

Hmm...

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Russian warships will soon reach his country's Caribbean coast for joint naval exercises.

Chavez said the Russian ships "will enter Venezuelan waters within a matter of hours." He didn't say exactly when the ships are to arrive.

It's the first such deployment by the Russian navy in the Caribbean since the Cold War. Russia is sending the nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great, the destroyer Admiral Chabanenko, and logistical vessels including a tugboat and a supply ship.

The Russian navy said the two warships will visit the Venezuelan port of La Guaira starting Tuesday, according to the Russian news agency Interfax. It said the ships are scheduled to hold joint exercises with Venezuela's navy starting Dec. 1.

Chavez is also expecting a visit by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev starting Wednesday as part of a Latin American tour.

Chavez has been boosting ties with Russia while tensions with the U.S. have grown, and he has bought more than $4 billion in Russian weapons.

 

[SavageEagle]

sounds like our neighbors to the south are preparing for war...

*starts rereading copy of Art of War for references*

 

[BloodEclipse]

The sooner we quit buying oil from that thug the better. I'm afraid with Obama though that will be later then sooner.

 

[jeremy]

Screw CITGO! I'll walk before I buy fuel from there.

 

[MilitaryArms]

I thought when the Messiah got elected all of our enemies would magically have a change of heart and there would be peace in the world... without a shot fired.

What happened?!?!?

 

[Disposable Heart]

I dont see a news source on that. Where did you get it?

 

[10ring]

It was an AP story linked to Drudge.

But here is nearly 18,000 results for the same story...

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Russian warships will soon reach his country's Caribbean coast for joint naval exercises. - Google Search

 

[96harley]

Maybe our new commander and chief will go down and have a cup of java with those guys on the deck of one of their warships while discussing disarming those nasty Americans.





Nuke em while we still can!

 

[TRWXXA]

Screw CITGO! I'll walk before I buy fuel from there.

+1 !!

We had a Citgo up here a while back. Even though they were always a couple cents cheaper than the neighboring stations, they had very few customers. I never went there. A year ago the Citgo suddenly became a Shell station.

 

[45calibre]

+1 !!

We had a Citgo up here a while back. Even though they were always a couple cents cheaper than the neighboring stations, they had very few customers. I never went there. A year ago the Citgo suddenly became a Shell station.

nice signature

 

[jeremy]

I thought when the Messiah got elected all of our enemies would magically have a change of heart and there would be peace in the world... without a shot fired.

What happened?!?!?

What happened, The world sees NO'bama as a nutless liberal.

 

[IndyBeerman]

I dont see a news source on that. Where did you get it?

Actually this made the news about 3 months ago.

 

[10ring]

Actually this made the news about 3 months ago.

Yep. And just made it again as all the ships arrived.