| | |  Americas & Beyond | October 2009 
Chavez: Nobel Peace Committee Overlooked US Wars
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October 12, 2009
| | Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talks to media during a news conference with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa in Caracas October 7, 2009. (Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins) | |
Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says President Barack Obama does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
Chavez believes Obama didn't make any notable accomplishments to merit winning the prize, saying that rather than promote peace the U.S. president is continuing the warlike policies of predecessor George W. Bush.
Chavez and Obama had a cordial first encounter at a summit in April, but the Venezuelan leader has become increasingly critical of Obama.
In a Sunday newspaper column, Chavez said the Norwegian Nobel committee "forgot about his determination to continue battles in Iraq and Afghanistan."
Chavez also criticized Obama for pursuing an agreement that would allow the U.S. military to increase its presence at Colombian bases.
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