Chavez defends "Carlos the Jackal," Idi Amin

[Puppycow]

Anyone still want to defend this guy?

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has defended jailed killer "Carlos the Jackal" and several world leaders he says are wrongly considered "bad guys".

In a speech to international socialist politicians, Mr Chavez said "Carlos", a Venezuelan, was not a terrorist but a key "revolutionary fighter".

He is serving a life sentence in France for murders committed in 1975.

Mr Chavez also hailed Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the late Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.

 

[Eddie Dane]

You blow up a few cafe's and throw a couple of hand grenades in to a metro or two and BOOM, everybody think you're a bad guy.

Thank god we have enlightened world leaders like Chavez to set the record straight.

 

[WildCat]

I'm sure Childlike Empress and DC will be here shortly to make excuses for Hugo.

 

[Thunder]

Um, Israelis honor their terrorists, so why can't Chavez honor his heros?

 

[Matthew Best]

Because it's bad whoever does it?

 

[XBoxWarrior]

In a speech to international socialist politicians, Mr Chavez said "Carlos", a Venezuelan, was not a terrorist but a key "revolutionary fighter".

Not unlike beauty, the definition of a terrorist is in the eye/politics of the beholder. I'm sure there are many in the world that might consider President Bush to be a terrorist, and that our actions in Iraq to be a mass example of genocidal terrorism.

After all, he named it, "Shock and Awe". I'm sure that Bin Laden thought, but didn't get the meme out on national TV, the same about his feat on 911...

I do, however believe, that Carlos was a terrorist.

 

[corplinx]

Anyone still want to defend this guy?

Why do you want to go to war with Venezuela Puppycow?

 

[Normal Dude]

Um, Israelis honor their terrorists, so why can't Chavez honor his heros?

WTF does this have to do with Israel? This obsession of yours is unhealthy.

 

[Pardalis]

I'm sure there are many in the world that might consider President Bush to be a terrorist, and that our actions in Iraq to be a mass example of genocidal terrorism.

We call them idiots.

 

[Sporanox]

Not unlike beauty, the definition of a terrorist is in the eye/politics of the beholder. I'm sure there are many in the world that might consider President Bush to be a terrorist, and that our actions in Iraq to be a mass example of genocidal terrorism.

After all, he named it, "Shock and Awe". I'm sure that Bin Laden thought, but didn't get the meme out on national TV, the same about his feat on 911...

I do, however believe, that Carlos was a terrorist.

Do you get your talking points from Hollywood or something?

 

[Thunder]

WTF does this have to do with Israel? This obsession of yours is unhealthy.

but humorous.

 

[Darth Rotor]

but humorous.

Nope. Carlos is probably mad at you already, conflating him with them Zionists and such.

You don't want to see him when he's angry ...

 

[Skeptic]

I'm sure Childlike Empress and DC will be here shortly to make excuses for Hugo.

It's Bush's fault.

 

[Skeptic]

I like the "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter -- except for Bush and zionists, who really are terrorists" argument.

This really means "I support OBL and Hamas, the freedom fighters, in their war against the USA and Israel, the real terrorists", doesn't it?

Anyway, I wonder if this idiotic cliche -- accepted as gospel truth by the left, go figure -- applies to other fields.

Let's see:

1). One man's rapist is another man's enthusiastic lover.
2). One man's thief is another man's income redistributor.
3). One man's arsonist is another man's informal urban redesigner.

And, of course:

4). One man's terrorist murderer is another man's freedom fighter, as said above.

See? TOLD you that when I raped, robbed, and killed that woman and then burned the house down on her, I did nothing wrong. You're just looking at it the wrong way. You're not enlightened enough, that's your problem.

 

[Ziggurat]

I'm sure there are many in the world that might consider President Bush to be a terrorist, and that our actions in Iraq to be a mass example of genocidal terrorism.

Well, yes, and there are a lot of really stupid people in the world as well. And more than a bit of overlap between those two sets - in fact, I'd say your group is a subset of mine. Are you an element of either set?

After all, he named it, "Shock and Awe".

No he didn't. In fact, both the term and the doctrine it describes were formulated well before Bush even ran for President.

 

[ponderingturtle]

Nope. Carlos is probably mad at you already, conflating him with them Zionists and such.

You don't want to see him when he's angry ...

Why? He is a fat kid from an upper middle class background who lucked into some good press.

And there are plenty of terrorists who are not broadly condemed. The bombing of the King David hotel was one of the first modern acts of terror after all. And the french resistance fits well into definitions of terrorist as well.

 

[lionking]

I'm looking forward to posts from Idi Amin apologists.

 

[Darth Rotor]

Why? He is a fat kid from an upper middle class background who lucked into some good press.

You talking about Chavez, or Carlos? Him being fat kid from upper middle class does not disqualify him as a killer.

And the french resistance fits well into definitions of terrorist as well.

Yawohl, Gauleiter Ponderenschildkröte .

DR

 

[commandlinegamer]

After being hunted for years, Carlos turned out to be pretty mediocre, nothing like he was portrayed by Robert Ludlum; suave, debonair and incredibly violent by turns. The real Carlos is just an overweight thug.

 

[Darth Rotor]

After being hunted for years, Carlos turned out to be pretty mediocre, nothing like he was portrayed by Robert Ludlum; suave, debonair and incredibly violent by turns. The real Carlos is just an overweight thug.

Who killed people, right?