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Chavez steps up Colombia war talk
news.bbc.co.uk - 11 days ago
Chavez steps up Colombia war talk
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has urged his armed forces to be prepared for possible war with Colombia amid growing diplomatic and border tensions. He said the best way to avoid war was to prepare for it. In response, Colombia said it would seek UN help. Venezuela blames the tension with its ...
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 8 days ago
Chavez's Economic Problems Turn Nasty
— meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — For a long time I have been saying (along with a lot of other people), that Hugo Chavez was running his country into the ground.  He diverted investment funds from PDVSA, Venezuela's state-run oil company, into social programs.  As long as ... (more) Chavez's Economic Problems Turn Nasty

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timesonline.co.uk - 11 days ago
Hugo Chavez tells Venezuela troops to 'prepare for war' with Colombia
— timesonline.co.uk — Colombia and Venezuela drew closer to the brink of conflict today after President Hugo Chavez sent 15,000 Venezuelan troops to the volatile border between the two countries, claiming that the US planned to use Colombian bases to mount an invasion of ... (more) Hugo Chavez tells Venezuela troops to 'prepare for war' ...

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The beaten Cuban bloggers Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
faustasblog.com - 11 days ago
The beaten Cuban bloggers Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
— faustasblog.com — Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean. Today’s top story: Yoani Sánchez and Orlando Luís Pardo Lazo last Friday, November 6, were kidnapped off a street in Havana just as they were about to participate on a peace demonstration. They were severely beaten by three ... (more) The beaten Cuban bloggers Carnival of Latin America and ...

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Daily Pundit — Chavez steps up Colombia war talk “Let’s not waste a day on our main aim: to prepare for war and to help the people prepare for war, because it is everyone’s responsibility,” Mr Chavez said during his TV and radio show Alo, Presidente. Nice man. Looks like he will be attacking Columbia sometime in the next six months. In response to Mr Chavez’s comments, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said his government would seek help from the UN Security Council and also the Organization of American ...

Chávez Prepares for War
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — Via the BBC:  Chavez steps up Colombia war talk "Let’s not waste a day on our main aim: to prepare for war and to help the people prepare for war, because it is everyone’s responsibility," Mr Chavez said during his TV and radio show Alo, Presidente. Mr Chavez has also ordered 15,000 troops to the border, citing increased violence by Colombian paramilitary groups. While this is all ultimately a lot of bluster and rhetoric, it is highly irresponsible bluster and rhetoric on the part of the Venezuelan ...

The beaten Cuban bloggers Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
Fausta's Blog — ... The Americans … Chávez asks the military to prepare for war with Colombia: Chávez pide a militares “prepararse para guerra” con Colombia. Here he is stating it in his Alo presidente TV show (in Spanish). He also tells Obama “don’t make a mistake, Mr President Obama, and order open aggression against Venezuela by using Colombia. Don’t make that mistake, because we’re ready for everything.” Chavez steps up Colombia war talk The 2010 votes: gerrymandering in Venezuela ...

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Talk about unfounded fears — doubleplusundead
What's about the last thing in the world that's about to happen? Oh, maybe this... Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the military and civil militias today to prepare for war as a deterrent to a U.S.-led attack after American troops gained access to military bases in neighboring Colombia. ...