CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez demanded that the United States crack down on "terrorists" allegedly training in Florida and plotting to kill him.
The Latin American Post reported Thursay that Chavez delivered a combative speech "sure to enflame strained U.S. ties." The Post said that Chávez also lambasted President Bush for invading Iraq and dismissed Bush's plea at the United Nations for help in Iraqi reconstruction.
"Who gave the United States government the right to bomb cities, invade countries, overthrow governments?" Chávez demanded.
Chávez said, according to the Post, that he gave U.S. Ambassador Charles S. Shapiro a newspaper article from an unidentified Florida newspaper, reporting that Cuban exile militias were training with Venezuelan armed forces exiles to kill Chávez.
The U.S. Embassy in Caracas said it had no comment at the present time.
