Murder or Ouster for Chavez?:

Unnamed U.S. officials have branded the charge of Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, that the U.S. government plans to oust him from office through assassination as “ridiculous.” Ridiculous? Maybe those particular unnamed U.S. officials aren’t familiar with a government organization known as the Central Intelligence Agency
http://www.lewrockwell.com/hornberger/hornberger27.html

Aggression against Venezuela would lead to crude price rise: energy official :

An aggression against Venezuela by the United States could lead to an increase in the petroleum market to up to 100 dollars per barrel, warned Energy and Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/...ent_2665164.htm