Odd in a way this is "news" - it's no more than the General Assembly knew already - tho they may not have done the verbal in public.
Chavez's references to "reforming the United Nations" are also generally agreed by the General Assembly. What's the obstacle? The US Admin again. Democracy is a good word to use, but applying it in reality and giving it to nations outside the Security Council is a problem. "We" obviously know best
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took his verbal battle with the United States to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, calling President Bush "the devil."
"The devil came here yesterday," Chavez said. "He came here talking as if he were the owner of the world."
The leftist leader, who joined Iran last week in an alliance against U.S. influence, accused Washington of "domination, exploitation and pillage of peoples of the world."
"We appeal to the people of the United States and the world to halt this threat, which is like a sword hanging over our head," he said.
He also said the United Nations in its current system "doesn't work" and is "antidemocratic."
Chavez called for reform, saying the U.S. government's "immoral veto" had allowed recent Israeli bombings of Lebanon to continue unabated for more than a month.
"Venezuela once again proposes today that we reform the United Nations," he said.
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