Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez labeled Colombia the “Israel of Latin America” on his Sunday talk show Aló Presidente yesterday. Responding to events on Saturday in which the Colombian military made an illegal attack across the border in Ecuadorian territory, the Venezuelan leader called Colombia a “terrorist state,” and gave orders to mobilize troops on the [...]
Washington’s role in the current conflict between Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador
On Saturday March 1st Colombia’s Air Force carried out a military operation in Ecuador, violating the sovereignty of its western neighbor nation. The bombing resulted in at least 17 deaths. One of the people reported to be among the victims is Raúl Reyes, commander and spokesperson for the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). This [...]
Plan Colombia: The Real Destabilizing Force in South America
In surveying US press coverage of the recent tensions between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela one might come to the conclusion that Colombia has become the victim of the wrath of its’ evil next door neighbor, Hugo Chavez. Once again, the media spin machine has been turned against Venezuela, bypassing a contextual analysis of the situation [...]
Latin American governments condemn Colombian attacks, defend territorial sovereignty
Latin American governments and regional organizations declared support for Ecuadorian national sovereignty and regional unity, and widely condemned the assault by Colombian armed forces on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Ecuadorian territory early Saturday morning, which resulted in the deaths of 16 insurgents, among them Raúl Reyes, a top level FARC leader [...]
National Assembly to investigate ties between paramilitary groups and political party Primero Justicia
The National Assembly (AN) will open an investigation about the possible presence of paramilitary groups in Caracas and their possible ties with members of the Venezuela’s political party Primero Justicia (PJ, by its Spanish acronym).
Parliament’s chair Cilia Flores informed that they will investigate the denouncements made by parliament’s members Hermes García and Luis Tascón.
Tascón said [...]
Colombian Government assumed war to death
“The Colombian Government assumed war to death. One day the spirit from Bolivar, Sucre… and that complete effort to regulate the war, which was agreed in 1820 with the embrace between Bolivar and Morillo, will have to impose our sister Colombia to take up again the path to peace.” These were the first words issues [...]
‘Venezuela’s government decided to expel all Colombian diplomats’
The Venezuela’s government decided to expel all the Colombian diplomats in the country.
The announcement was made Monday by the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Nicolás Maduro, during his participation in an extraordinary session held at the National Assembly.
The decision is based on the ‘computer’ operation launched against Venezuela, Minister Maduro said.
Minister Maduro said that the Colombian [...]
