Vzla: Chavez remembers the key to his brain

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday he wanted to keep stable oil ties with the United States, backing away from his recent threats that crude shipments could be hurt by what he condemns as U.S. attempts to topple him.

"We don't have even the slightest intention of damaging those relations," Chavez told foreign oil executives and government officials at a natural gas contract ceremony.

"In the last five years we have enough proof, not just words, but proof, that we have supplied oil to the United States in a constant and secure manner," he said.
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He spoke at the signing of a contract with U.S. firm ChevronTexaco to develop Block 3 of the country's Deltana offshore gas project.

As I'd said two days ago, Chavez needs the U.S.'s money as much as the U.S. needs Venezuelan oil.