Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday slammed Colombia's defense minister as a pawn of the United States, two days after agreeing with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to end months of bitter feuding. The self-styled revolutionary Chavez and the pro-Washington Uribe agreed on Friday to halt their war of words and fortify $6 billion in annual trade between the two countries, though analysts expect them to continue bickering. Chavez bashed comments by Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos and told Uribe to silence him. '(Santos) is a threat that we have, I want to denounce it here and call on my friend, President Uribe, to put his Defense Minister in his place,' Chavez said during a televised speech. 'Who gives (Santos) his orders? The United States.'Sunday, July 13, 2008
Chavez slams Colombian defense minister as U.S. pawn
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday slammed Colombia's defense minister as a pawn of the United States, two days after agreeing with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to end months of bitter feuding. The self-styled revolutionary Chavez and the pro-Washington Uribe agreed on Friday to halt their war of words and fortify $6 billion in annual trade between the two countries, though analysts expect them to continue bickering. Chavez bashed comments by Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos and told Uribe to silence him. '(Santos) is a threat that we have, I want to denounce it here and call on my friend, President Uribe, to put his Defense Minister in his place,' Chavez said during a televised speech. 'Who gives (Santos) his orders? The United States.'
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