Stewart Stogel
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006

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UNITED NATIONS -- NewsMax has learned that Venezuela, battling United States-backed entry Guatemala for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, "is in the fray for the long run," explained a senior diplomat at Venezuela's U.N. mission in New York City.

Unable to break a deadlock through several rounds of voting on Monday, the U.N. General Assembly adjourned until Tuesday morning.

To win a two-year seat on the Council, a nation must garner two-thirds of the 192-member General Assembly vote.

Guatemala, vigorous support from the United States, has garnered 110 votes, 15 less than needed for victory.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has promised a duel with the Bush White House "until the end."

How long that may mean is uncertain.

Chavez is best remembered for his recent U.N. visit when he repeatedly called President Bush "the Devil" while speaking before the Assembly.

Caracas may up the ante and could send its foreign minister to the U.N. overnight to engage in some face-to-face politicking, say U.N. sources.

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