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August 24, 2005
Fatwa justification
Citgo may soon become the gas station of choice:
"We want to sell gasoline and heating fuel directly to poor communities in the United States," [Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez] said at the end of a visit to Cuba.
Chavez did not say how Venezuela would go about providing gasoline to poor communities. The Venezuelan state oil company, PDVSA, owns Citgo, which has 14,000 gas stations in the United States.
Cheap gas, eh? It sure seems that everyone is freaking out about gas these days. But are Americans concerned enough that they would be willing to accept the generosity of a well-armed, revolution-minded, and assasination-prone Hugo Chavez? Actually, they probably would. Despite the tantrums thrown by those in the Bush administration and the fatwas issued by the Christian Coalition, I think most Americans are pragmatic enough to opt for good economics over bad policy. Cheap gas from a non-Muslim -- how can you go wrong?
Of course, the kindness of Chavez's heart knows no limits:
Chavez and Cuban President Fidel Castro also offered to give poor Americans free health care and train doctors free of charge.
See, he just had to go and include Castro on the deal. That'll scuttle the whole damn thing.
Bah. Who needs free health care anyway?
Posted by Daniel Widome at 11:37 AM to Americas
