Venezuela Prepares Defense Against Potential U.S. Aggression from Colombia

[Joanne98]

-- In response to Colombia's "unfriendly" decision to expand the U.S. military presence on Colombian bases, Venezuela will strengthen its fleet of armored vehicles and increase its military presence along its border with Colombia, President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday.

"You are opening your house to an enemy of your neighbor... and the neighbor has the right to say that it is an unfriendly act," Chavez said to the Colombian government. The president specified that his intention is not to interfere with Colombian affairs. "I am not meddling in your house," he said.

Colombian President Álvaro Uribe said his government does not plan to attack Venezuela, only Colombian guerrilla rebels. "We combat terrorists, we do not attack governments or peoples," said Uribe.

Nonetheless, Chavez warned a group of Venezuelan military officers during a ceremony at Fort Tiuna in Caracas that the U.S. military buildup in Colombia would likely bring more "mercenaries, spy planes, the CIA , and paramilitaries" to South America.

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/4657

[timeforpeace]

1. Hugo Chavez' paranoia knows no bounds. He wishes this was about him.

[Truth Talks]

2. So what's it about?

The U.S. is beefing up its military presence in Colombia to pump up its award winning drug war?

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. Nonsense, it is always about him