g126. Not sure that history supports a UK-good/USA-bad consideration for weapon sales; a bit of googling certainly doesn't. Meanwhile this F16 spat is a gem. The
CNN version adds China as a possible beneficiary while the BBC's Robin Lustig
interview with Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, suggests this is a man who really understands George W.
He is in possession of intelligence showing that the United States plans to invade his country and that the US was after his nation's oil, much as it had been after Iraq's.
Reuters expect this Nov 4-5 summit of 34 leaders from the Americas, in an Argentine beach resort, to offer a rare chance to see the two sparring partners in the same forum. Washington is struggling with an increasing number of Latin Americans angry over the Iraq war and years of U.S.-encouraged market reforms.
Sit back and watch the sparks.