Chavez Arrives in Russia With Shopping List

Arms, Oil and Gas Agreements, and the Strategic Food Shield™.

Interfax quoted an "informed military expert" as saying Venezuela planned to purchase up to 10 air defense systems, three diesel electric submarines, six more non-nuclear powered submarines and several surface vessels.

Venezuela also planned to discuss the possibility of buying certain aircraft, including combat helicopters, the expert said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Chavez plans to go to southern Russia (near Chechnya) to "study its experience in solving humanitarian problems", but that's just showbiz. Hugo already knows enough about that.

They want to set up a Russian-Venezuelan bank, and join forces to tackle the food crisis, although they avoided specific details.

"We must create a food shield. While some are creating a missile shield, we want to create a hunger shield," the Venezuelan president said.

To quote Major T.J. "King" Kong, an acknowledged expert in Roosskie military affairs, "I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones."

posted by Dave In Texas at 11:20 PM

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