And is Saudi Arabia a democracy, or Kuwait?

I don't see why the United States has to get involved in this issue, ... It is a decision involving the sovereignty of Venezuela.

If he said that, he's an idiot, ... They can do whatever they want here, say whatever they want, including stupidities. Today, I'm not in a diplomatic mood.

Before, they were openly calling for Chavez's overthrow. Now, the call is to assassinate him,

It's never enough, given the magnitude of the tragedy, solidarity is never enough,

These U.S. commentators are not White House officials, or State Department officials, but from the Defense Department, and from the intelligence services.

The Venezuelan government has confidential information, properly verified, that officials of the U.S. military mission are involved in that act.

The Venezuelan government ... will proceed quickly, with responsibility, but firmly to reciprocate in the cases of U.S. citizens who travel to our country,

The ball is in the U.S. court ... after this criminal statement by a citizen of that country,

The ball is in the U.S. court now,