Sometimes diplomacy is an over-rated virtue. Directness has its place, too, even in foreign affairs.

King Juan Carlos of Spain showed that in a confrontation with Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez.

Spain's King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to ``shut up'' minutes after Chavez referred to former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar Lopez as a ``fascist.''

The king spoke in Santiago during the closing of the Ibero- American summit.

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