Iraq: Safer than Venezuela

"As American leftists pretend to decry violence in Iraq, they celebrate the rise of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez. Pro-surrender activist Cindy Sheehan appeared with Chavez January 29. On the stage at the “World Social Forum” in Caracas, Sheehan noted that singer and activist Harry Belafonte recently called Bush “the greatest terrorist in the world,” and said, “I agree with him. George Bush is responsible for killing tens of thousands of innocent people.” Chavez encouraged Sheehan to run for President of the US and he announced that Sheehan would again be protesting in Crawford, TX."

"The annualized Iraqi civilian death rate is 27.5 per 100,000 based on US military and independent statistical sources. Ironically, Venezuela has 31.5 violent deaths per 100,000 –14.5% higher than Iraq. It is Chavez who is responsible for 'killing tens of thousands of innocent people.' "

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