Flush with oil money and political
bravado, Hugo Chávez of Venezuela used his United Nations platform a decade ago
to call George W. Bush the devil. Thursday’s speech will most likely adhere to
the old anti-imperialist themes honed by Mr. Chávez, but it will not be
delivered by his successor, President Nicolás Maduro, who dropped out at the
last minute. In a speech late Tuesday night, Mr. Maduro announced that Foreign
Minister Delcy Rodríguez would speak for him before the General Assembly. In
the same speech, he condemned what he claimed were acts by the United States
against his country — including violations of Venezuelan airspace by American
planes from a base in Curaçao. American officials on Wednesday denied that any
such flights had taken place. More…
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