Chavez hates Bush so much, he pays him millions

"The government of the United States doesn't want peace. It wants to exploit its system of exploitation, of pillage, of hegemony through war."

-"President" Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, speaking to the United Nations on September 20, 2006.

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Orinoco Belt

The production and upgrading of the huge extra-heavy crude reserves in the Orinoco Belt is being carried out by four strategic associations headed by PDVSA (Ameriven, Cerro Negro, Petrozuata and Sincor). Private-sector participation includes the U.S. companies: ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and ChevronTexaco; and the Europeans; Statoil and TotalFinaElf. Total production from these projects is planned to reach 600,000 barrels a day by 2008, following a $13-billion investment.

-From the web site of Citgo, which is owned by Venezuela's government. Italics mine. Venezuela is the Western Hemisphere's biggest producer of petroleum.

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Amount of money ExxonMobil, a major business partner of the Venezuela's government, has given to Republican party candidates since the 2000 election cycle: $3.7 million.

Amount of money ChevronTexaco, a major business partner of the Venezuela's government, has given to Republican party candidates since the 2000 election cycle: $2.8 million.

(All dollar amounts courtesy of opensecrets.org)

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