Colombia 'facing foreign threat'

[IndianaGreen]

Neocon wars did not end when Bush left office, on the contrary, they have intensified under Obama.

Colombia 'facing foreign threat'

Colombia's defence minister has said that his country is facing a foreign military threat for the first time in years.

Gabriel Silva made the remarks in an interview with El Tiempo newspaper on Sunday, a day after Bogota announced it would build a new military base near its border with Venezuela.

Tensions between Bogota and Caracas have soared since Colombia signed a deal giving US troops greater access to seven military bases for anti-drug operations.

Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, says the presence of US troops in his Latin American neighbour poses a threat to his country and has ordered his forces to "prepare for war".

He has also restricted trade with Colombia as the dispute between the two nations has grown increasingly bitter.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/12/20091220172537513179.html

[MercutioATC]

1. I suggest we sit this one out.

Regardless, I'm betting on Columbia.