Ahmadinejad kom til Bolivia torsdag hvor han lovte bort 1 milliard dollar til utvikling. Han kom til Venezuela fredag, der han virkelig var på hjemmebane. Chavez og han kunne sole seg i glansen av kampen mot den store Satan:

“Together we are surely growing stronger, and in truth no one can defeat us,” the Iranian leader said through an interpreter. Apparently referring to the U.S., he said, “Imperialism has no other option: Respect the peoples (of the world) or accept defeat.”

Chavez greeted the Iranian leader warmly on a red carpet in front of the presidential palace, where they both stood before microphones and let loose with rhetoric challenging Washington.

“We will continue resisting to the end in the face of imperialism,” Ahmadinejad said. “And the age of imperialism has ended.”

Chavez embraced the Iranian leader, calling him “one of the greatest anti-imperialist fighters” and “one of the great fighters for true peace.”

Iran strengthens ties with South America