U.S. peeved over Chavez's anti-Bush rally

The third man in line at the U.S. State Department, Nicholas Burns, criticized Argentina yesterday for allowing Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to carry on with an anti-Bush rally in Buenos Aires while Dubya was on tour in neighboring Uruguay:

"I don't think it was correct," said Burns during a press conference in Washington about Bush's recent trip to Latin America, according to AFP.

"I regret that this protest took place there (in Buenos Aires) the same day that our president was in Montevideo."

This morning, Argentine Chancellor Jorge Taiana shot back at Burns, calling the comments "surprising" and "unacceptable", and went on to say:

"The event was merely one more manifestation of the right to free expression that every democratic country has. With regards to whether it was correct or incorrect, it was an Argentine political act and I think that it should be left up to Argentines to judge."

Without a doubt, Latin America is more united than ever, and much of that can be attributed to a mutual hatred for Bush.

Via / El Universal