Thursday, September 01, 2005
Yes, I believe it IS worth re-reading!
Venezuela Offers Hurricane Aid, but Chavez Criticizes U.S. Response to Katrina By Patricia Rondon Espin Associated Press Writer.
...The Venezuelan leader, a fierce critic of Bush, spoke just hours after Venezuela's Citgo Petroleum Corp. pledged a US$1 million (euro820,000) donation for hurricane aid, and after his government offered humanitarian workers and fuel to help.
"It's a terrible tragedy that our North American brothers are living through," Chavez said. "We have a battalion from our Simon Bolivar humanitarian team ready in case they authorize it for us to go there, if they give us the green light."
He said Citgo was already giving aid to some 2,000 flood victims in the area of its refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana. "We have given US$1 million (euro820,000), a modest sum," he said.
The funds from Citgo - based in Houston and owned by state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. - will be directed to aid organizations in affected areas, company president Felix Rodriguez said in a statement...
Bolding placed in text, above, for more emphasis.
...The Venezuelan leader, a fierce critic of Bush, spoke just hours after Venezuela's Citgo Petroleum Corp. pledged a US$1 million (euro820,000) donation for hurricane aid, and after his government offered humanitarian workers and fuel to help.
"It's a terrible tragedy that our North American brothers are living through," Chavez said. "We have a battalion from our Simon Bolivar humanitarian team ready in case they authorize it for us to go there, if they give us the green light."
He said Citgo was already giving aid to some 2,000 flood victims in the area of its refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana. "We have given US$1 million (euro820,000), a modest sum," he said.
The funds from Citgo - based in Houston and owned by state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. - will be directed to aid organizations in affected areas, company president Felix Rodriguez said in a statement...
Bolding placed in text, above, for more emphasis.
