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Last update - 13:41 12/05/2008 Chavez calls Merkel political descendent of Hitler, fascism By Reuters Tags: Venezuela, fascism, Germany  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday almost told German Chancellor Angela Merkel to go to hell, but stopped short of insulting the woman leader on Mother's Day. Instead he called her a political descendant of Adolf Hitler and German fascism. "Ms. Chancellor, you can go to ...," he said, pausing for effect and eliciting giggles from the audience, a group of military officers, cabinet ministers and government officials. "Because she's a woman I won't say anything else." Advertisement The leftist leader, who famously called U.S. President George W. Bush "the devil" at a United Nations assembly, slammed Merkel for calling on Latin American leaders to distance themselves from Chavez. "She is from the German right, the same that supported Hitler, that supported fascism, that's the Chancellor of Germany today," he said. Chavez said he could confront her about the statements if he attends an upcoming summit of heads of state from Europe and Latin America in Peru. "Maybe I'll say something to her and she'll get mad and say 'why don't you shut up?'" he said, referencing Spanish King Juan Carlos' 2007 admonition of the loquacious Chavez that touched off a bilateral dispute with Spain. Chavez on Sunday called Colombian President Alvaro Uribe a "liar" who "shouldn't even run a corner store." In the past, he has called U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld "one of the dogs of the devil" and then-President of Mexico Vicente Fox the "lap-dog of the empire." Bookmark to del.icio.us   Death of a heroine Irena Sendler, who saved 2,500 Jews during the Holocaust, dies at 98. Apocalyptic tidings Holy See warns of nightmarish perils if Mideast nuclear arms race is not halted.   1.   Chavez` language is aggressive - on facts, he is often right 14:53  |  Hans Martin 12/05/08   2.   Merkel is paterrnalist 15:21  |  Daniel 12/05/08   3.   Venezuela is hell and Chavez is annoying 15:37  |  Aphemia 12/05/08   4.   Thank you Merkel 16:04  |  Mariano 12/05/08   5.   Viva Chavez! 16:31  |  Mexican 12/05/08   6.   Chavez is a political descendant of Stalin, communism 16:37  |  Yonatan 12/05/08   7.   Chavez the pariah 16:39  |  The Judge 12/05/08   8.   Chavez is the Ahmedinejad of South America 16:55  |  Evan Gildenblatt 12/05/08   9.   Our Job Is To... 17:14  |  Yosemite 12/05/08   10.   Chavez should know , that Hitler was socialist 17:17  |  Sal 12/05/08   11.   Chavez. 17:24  |  sandra chitayat 12/05/08   12.   Send Chavez to the sun! 17:44  |  DR 12/05/08   13.   Chavez a descendant of Lenin and Stalin 18:23  |  Donald 12/05/08   14.   Sal - Hitler was a national socialist...very different 18:42  |  Scholar 12/05/08   15.   As opposed to a northern neighbor, Chavez did not overturn 18:52  |  George 12/05/08   16.   chavez has zero legitimacy on world stage;except with terrorists! 19:26  |  Avram 12/05/08   17.   Chavez, The Circus Master Supreme.. 19:36  |  Stephen. 12/05/08   18.   hasta la victoria siempre 19:39  |  gearoid 12/05/08   19.   Chavez 19:49  |  Thoma 12/05/08   20.   #1: on "facts" he most certainly is not right... 20:22  |  jan 12/05/08   21.   #2: No more substance than calling Merkel neocon? 20:25  |  jan 12/05/08   22.   #5: US occuying Mexico??? 20:30  |  Jan 12/05/08   23.   chavez is going to ruin venezuela 04:33  |  bob 13/05/08   24.   Time for Hugo to go & retire... 13:04  |  Michael J 13/05/08

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