Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez Wednesday accused the United States of causing the destruction in Haiti by testing a 'tectonic weapon' to induce the catastrophic earthquake that hit the country last week.

President Chavez said the US was "playing God" by testing devices capable of creating eco-type catastrophes, the Spanish newspaper ABC quoted him as saying.

A 7.0-magnitude quake rattled the desperately poor country on January 12, killing an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 people. As Haiti looks to the world for basic sustenance, the authorities say the biggest dangers facing survivors are untreated wounds and rising disease.

Following the quake, appeals for humanitarian aid were responded to globally. However, the nation is struggling with violence and looting as aid is still not enough for the tens of thousands left homeless and injured.

Chavez said the killer earthquake followed a test of "weapon of earthquakes" just offshore from Haiti. He did not elaborate on the source of his claim.

The outspoken leader had earlier accused the US of occupying Haiti "under the guise of the natural disaster."

At least 11,000 US troops have been dispatched to the country to provide security for aid distribution efforts.

Venezuelan media have reported that the earthquake "may be associated with the project called HAARP, a system that can generate violent and unexpected changes in climate."

HAARP, the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, is a study run in Alaska directed at the occasional reconfiguration of the properties of the Earth's ionosphere to improve satellite communications.

Former US Secretary of Defense William Cohen in 1997 expressed concerned over countries engaging "in eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves."

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couldnt resist posting this when i saw it.  i wonder if he really believes these things or is just trying to divert attention from his attempts to destroy his country.

This is great.

In order to get the world to ignore the enormous effort the US is making to provide relief in Haiti, he tells them that the USA is actually playing out the plot of the film "The Core."

Oh Chavez ... really ... *facepalm*

I love Chavez... a crazy fool.. luckly he hasn't got nuclear weapons or something like that...

Someone need to put Chavez out of our misery.

If he thought we had a weapon that could destroy a country, and no one would know it was us, I am sure he would not speak out against it.

My guess though, is this story isn't real. Do you have a link to a major news source about this?

I was trying to find one and came up with nothing. I think it's a hoax. He did say some stupid things about US forces occupying Haiti, though.

Chavez ...maybe be the most stupid person to ever rule any democratic nation ... just along side him i would put Bush