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President Hugo Chavez has refused to come right out and support his long-time friend Libya's Moammar Gadhafi.
But he won't condemn Gadhafi either.
"We must be prudent. We know what our political line is: We don't support invasions, or massacres, or anything like that no matter who does it. A campaign of lies is being spun together regarding Libya," said Chavez on TV. "I'm not going to condemn him (Gadhafi)," he said. "I'd be a coward to condemn someone who has been my friend."
"The United States has already said it's ready to invade Libya, don't you see? And almost all the countries of Europe are condemning Libya ... What do they want. They are rubbing their hands together. Oil is what's important to them," he said.
Earlier Chavez had said: "I can't say that I support, or am in favor, or applaud all the decisions taken by any friend of mine in any part of the world, no, one is at a distance. But we do support the government of Libya."
Chavez claimed Libya was in a civil war and his foreign minister said it looked like the west wanted to occupy it for its oil.
Chavez has showered Gadhafi with gifts and praise on six visits to Libya since 1998.
