Trust me I come in peace

[elsid13]

Chavez: Colombia plans 'aggression' By JORGE RUEDA, Associated Press Writer
4 minutes ago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/...zuela_colombia


President Hugo Chavez on Friday accused neighboring Colombia and the United States of plotting a military "aggression" against Venezuela.

"I accuse the government of Colombia of devising a conspiracy, acting as a pawn of the U.S. empire, of devising a military provocation against Venezuela," Chavez said.

"A military aggression is being prepared," Chavez added, saying that Washington aims to "oblige us to respond, and later a war could be set off."

He cited intelligence reports but did not offer evidence to support his claim.

Venezuela and Colombia have been locked in a diplomatic crisis since November, when Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ended Chavez's mediation role with Colombia's leftist rebels in seeking a hostages-for-prisoners swap.

Chavez warned Colombia not to attempt a "provocation," warning that it would trigger a decision by Venezuela to cut off all oil exports.

"In that scenario, write it down: the price of oil would reach $300, because there wouldn't be oil for anyone," Chavez said. "The invaders would have to step over our dead bodies."

Chavez has repeatedly accused Washington of plotting to oust or kill him, though it was the first time he has accused Colombia's U.S.-allied government in such strident terms.

He spoke as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Colombia, saying she and two other senior American officials who have visited Bogota recently "came to attack Venezuela" in their remarks. Rice did not mention Chavez during her earlier public statements in Colombia.

Cesar Mauricio Velasquez, spokesman for Uribe, said his government had no immediate comment.

The trouble between the two countries began in November, when Uribe accused Chavez of overstepping his authority by directly contacting Colombia's army chief while trying to broker the prisoner swap.

Chavez responded by freezing contacts with Uribe and calling home the Venezuelan ambassador in Bogota for consultations. That ambassador has yet to return.

Chavez has continued his contacts with the rebels, though, and earlier this month the largest guerrilla group freed two Colombian women held captive for years to Venezuelan officials.

The Colombian government later reacted with outrage when Chavez urged world leaders to stop classifying the rebels as terrorists.

Chavez said he expects relations with Colombia, which he and Uribe once managed to maintain cordial, "are going to continue deteriorating," predicting that it will hurt cross-border trade.

Chavez said the United States and the Colombian government "don't want peace in Colombia because it's the perfect excuse to have thousands of soldiers there, the CIA, military bases, spy planes and who knows what other trash operations against Venezuela."

The Venezuelan leader, a close ally of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, said President Bush and his allies "think we are against the ropes, that we're weakened right now. Well, be careful."

[Spider]

Before Iraq happened I would have said Chavez has been using drugs ..... But Now with Bush , I just dont know ....... and that is a very sad statement for me to make

[baja]

Chaves has been threatening to sell Venezuela oil in EUROs so who knows....

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Wake me up when he declares Colombia has WMD and invades.

[elsid13]

Actually I read another story about 2 weeks ago, that the start of arms race in SA. Brazil and Argentina are both start spending big dollars to ensure the offset Chave arm build up

[Bronco Jamus]

Chavez is a lair.

[loborugger]

Originally Posted by elsid13

Actually I read another story about 2 weeks ago, that the start of arms race in SA. Brazil and Argentina are both start spending big dollars to ensure the offset Chave arm build up

I read the same article. And at the forefront of the race is our beloved Hugo.

Lets see... Colombia has been locked in a civil war for 40 years. Meanwhile, Hugo has been increasing his military power at an exponential rate. Sounds to me like the bully on the block worrying about the kid in the wheel chair.

Way to go, Hugo. Take a few more hits off the coca leaf.

[Spider]

Originally Posted by Bronco Jamus

Chavez is a lair.

well Bush is a proven liar , so we cant take his word on it ......... Just dont know who to believe

[Bronco Bob]

Originally Posted by Spider

well Bush is a proven liar , so we cant take his word on it ......... Just dont know who to believe

Yep. 935 times worth. Anyone done a tally on Chavez's lies?
I'd be curious to see a comparison.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by Bronco Bob

Yep. 935 times worth. Anyone done a tally on Chavez's lies?
I'd be curious to see a comparison.

Yep - proving once again that the old adage about people who live in glass houses throwing stones is completely lost on most Dubya supporters.

[W*GS]

Chavez not only admires that ol' mummy Fidel, he's using Castro's playbook to cover his actions against the Venezuelan people.

Funny how LABF likes Chavez and spins for him, but rightly sees right through the same kind of trickery and propaganda when spread by Bush and his cabal.

Why is that, LABF?

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Why doesn't W*GS see through the trickery and propaganda BushCo has been using to mobilize support for its attacks on Chavez since day one?

Did you learn nothing from Iraq and "mushroom clouds," W*GS?

[W*GS]

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Why doesn't W*GS see through the trickery and propaganda BushCo has been using to mobilize support for its attacks on Chavez since day one?

Snort. I haven't used one quote or comment from any Bush administration minion (do they really "attack" Chavez?) in any of my critiques of Chavez or of your fawning adoration of him.

One doesn't have to a Bush supporter, conservative, oil-bidness lackey, or MSM dupe to see Chavez for what he really is. Of all the OM lefties, you're the only one, LABF, who has fallen for Chavez' lies 100%. The problem isn't with the rest of us, LABF, it's with you, and you alone.