Hugo Chavez Thinks Iranian Missiles in Venezuela Being Pointed at US is Something to Joke About

“CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez mocked U.S. concerns about Venezuela’s ties with Iran on Tuesday, joking that while his adversaries worry about Iranian-made missiles lining his country’s coast his government is actually erecting windmills there.

The socialist leader at first said missiles could be launched at Washington and other U.S. cities, then held up a photograph of windmills along the South American country’s coast, saying ‘here they are.’

‘They are pointing directly at Washington,’ Chavez joked during a meeting with top government officials that was broadcast on state television.

Chavez — an outspoken critic of Washington’s foreign policy — has previously poked fun at fears over Venezuela’s increasingly close relationship with Iran, saying that in a joint bicycle factory the two countries are building the ‘atomic bicycle.'” Read more.