Sunday, March 2, 2008
Chavez has ordered Venezuela's embassy in Colombia closed and sent thousands of troops to the border
President Hugo Chavez ordered Venezuela's embassy in Colombia closed and sent thousands of troops to the countries' border after Colombia's military killed a top rebel leader. The leftist leader warned that Colombia's slaying of rebel commander Raul Reyes could spark a war in South America, sending relations between the nations to their lowest point in Mr Chavez's nine-year presidency.
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If the ecuadorans will have them, send a division or two of venezuelan paratroopers to the ecuadoran-colombian border under ecuadoran command. Correa has been wringing his hands about not having enough troops to keep the colombians from constantly threatening them there and committing provocations.
ReplyDeleteNothing like solidarity under ALBA.
Bring `em on. And close the Manta airbase.