Chávez threatens to cut off oil supplies to the US if it meddles in the referendum
During the rally closing the campaign for the draft constitutional
reform, the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened to cut
off oil supplies to the United States if it interferes in the
referendum on the changes to the Constitution, Reuters reported.
The Venezuelan ruler has frequently issued threats about stopping
crude sales to its top customer. But Venezuela remains as the
No. 4 oil supplier to the United States.
Chávez says Washington plots to overthrow him. On Friday,
Chavez said the Bush administration was colluding with the opposition
to cry fraud after the referendum to stoke violent protests
and provoke a coup.
"To the Venezuelan oligarchy and the US empire, from here I'm
warning them that they won't be able to stop the car of the
Bolivarian Revolution, because on Sunday we will approve the
constitutional reform," Chavez said.
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