US, Venezuela escalate crisis

[tannybogus]

* U.S. says Chavez aides helped smuggle drugs
* Dispute raises specter of oil supply cutoff
* Bolivia and Honduras also take action against U.S.
By Frank Jack Daniel and Arshad Mohammed

CARACAS/WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Venezuelan officials it accused of helping Colombian rebels smuggle drugs, deepening a diplomatic crisis that raised the specter of an oil supply cutoff.

The U.S. Treasury Department said Venezuela's top two intelligence chiefs and a recently retired interior minister had assisted Marxist guerrillas fighting the U.S.-backed Colombian government to traffic in cocaine and guns.

The United States banned U.S. citizens from having dealings with the officials and froze any U.S. assets they may own.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1246892820080912

Is there any country the Morans in the WH aren't planning to attack or provoking????

[dbonds]

1. Venezuela has been on the neocon wish list from the start.

If Iran is a no go, they might go for it now.

[Inuca]

2. To answer your question

yes, the ones that do not have oil. It's insane!

[StClone]

3. Declare war on Americans that use drugs...

Drugs which are transported through Latin America...Oh that's been tried and FAILED!

[sharesunited]

4. Hey Washington DC, hands off Hugo.

Spend more time listening to the points he is trying to make about how WE are fucking UP.

[marmar]

5. "imposed sanctions on Venezuelan officials it accused of helping Colombian rebels smuggle drugs"

A veritable banquet of bullshit.