Hugo Chavez Wants a 'Friend': Give Me Bill Clinton, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky, or Sean Penn as US Ambassador

Chavez is in the middle of a diplomatic row with the US. He suggests to end the impasse that the Obama Administration appoint one of Venezuela’s “friends” to the post of Ambassador to his country. The Guardian reports:

“Hugo Chávez has sought to end a diplomatic stand-off with the US by suggesting Bill Clinton, the actor Sean Penn or the director Oliver Stone as America’s envoy to Caracas.

Washington withdrew the visa of Venezuela‘s ambassador last week after Chávez rejected Barack Obama’s nominated ambassador. Larry Palmer had criticised Venezuela’s government, saying morale in its military was low and there were clear ties between members of the Chávez administration and leftist rebels in neighbouring Colombia.

In a televised speech on Tuesday, Venezuela’s president said he had come up with a solution. “I hope they name Oliver Stone. I’ll suggest a candidate … Sean Penn or [linguist and philosopher Noam] Chomsky. We have a lot of friends there. Bill Clinton.”