Hugo the Mad

Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan nut job, tried to give himself some importance on the world stage.
He renewed a threat on Friday to halt oil supplies to the United States if Washington "hurts" the Latin American country.

Relations between Venezuela, which exports the bulk of its oil to the United States, and Washington have been badly strained since Chavez last month accused Washington of plotting to have him assassinated.

"If there is any aggression, there will be no oil," Chavez, who arrived in New Delhi on a four-day visit to India told journalists, the Press Trust of India reported.

"We want to supply oil to the US. We're not going to avoid this supply of oil unless the US government gets a little bit crazy and tries to hurt us," he said after a ceremonial welcome at the presidential palace. If there's one thing Hugo knows it's crazy, he and Fidel being the leading candidates for the Latin American mental health poster boy.

The US state department has dismissed Chavez's accusations that Washington is seeking to have him killed as "ridiculous and untrue".

Venezuela is the world's fifth-biggest oil exporter and is among the largest suppliers to the United States.

Chavez, who is on a trip to India where energy will top the agenda, began alleging Washington was planning his death after the United States criticised some of his government's actions as "deeply troubling".

Earlier this month, Chavez told a news conference in Uruguay that the United States would not receive a drop of oil if he were killed.

Reality does not seem to faze senor Chavez...yet.