Chavez Calls Bush 'Devil' at U.N. ; Says U.S. Dominance Undermines World Body

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez yesterday used his annual address to the United Nations to call President Bush "the devil himself" and "world dictator," topping the rhetorical blast of his Iranian counterpart the previous day.

Echoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's criticism of the current U.N. structure, Mr. Chavez said American dominance and a Security Council with veto-holding permanent members had made the world organization "worthless."

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Chavez Calls Bush 'Devil' at U.N. ; Says U.S. Dominance Undermines World Body

"The hegemonic pretensions of the American empire are placing at risk the very existence of the human species," Mr. Chavez said.

"The devil himself is right in the house. The devil came here yesterday, ...

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