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| Chavez calls Colombia raid a 'war crime' |
| 2008-03-06 |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday called a Colombian raid that killed two dozen rebels in Ecuador a "war crime," and joined Ecuador's president in demanding international condemnation of the cross-border attack. Poor, innocent terrorists. In a bid to ease the diplomatic crisis, the Organization of American States approved a resolution earlier Wednesday that called the Colombian military raid a violation of Ecuadorean sovereignty. But President Rafael Correa said the resolution was not enough. It's not a diplomatic crisis. They're floating trial balloons to see if they can attack Columbia or get something out of them. "The OAS resolution pleases us. We are pleased, but not satisfied," Correa said, standing beside Chavez in Caracas. "This isn't going to cool down until the aggressor is condemned." Wouldn't terrorist-supporting nations qualify as being the aggressors? The watered-down resolution approved by the OAS in Washington declared the attack a violation of Ecuador's sovereignty and called for the OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza to lead a delegation to both countries to ease tensions, but stopped short of explicitly condemning the assault. The United States was the only OAS nation offering Colombia unqualified support. Probably because nobody in the US is in on the action. "We are using all the peaceful and diplomatic channels available for the international community to "We've cut relations with a government that can't be believed, a treacherous government," Correa said. "We can't have relations ... with that sort of government." The sort that kills terrorists? If my neighbor killed a terrorist in my back yard, I'd personally thank him and invite him to keep up the good work. Of course, I'm assuming I'm not benefitting from the terrorist somehow, which is where my analogy breaks down. Colombia accused both Chavez and Correa of having deepening ties with the leftist rebels, and said that was shown by documents found on a laptop seized at the bombed rebel camp. Uh oh. That may help cool the situation a bit. President Alvaro Uribe, whose decision to attack the rebels reflected his frustration over the ability of guerrillas to find refuge across Colombia's borders in Venezuela and Ecuador, said he would not mobilize troops or allow his nation to be drawn into war with his neighbors. Smart dude. I don't know anything about him but I'm starting to like him. I wonder what Chavez and Correa are thinking about him not reacting to their Chavez and Correa made a series of accusations and insults against Colombia's U.S.-allied government. Chavez called Colombia a "genocidal government," accused Uribe of backing illegal right-wing paramilitary groups, questioned his sanity and blasted Saturday's cross-border raid. Genocidal. There's that word again! Well, at least things haven't devolved to the point that they are insulting each others' moustaches. Those who can grow them, anyway. "We demand condemnation of the Colombian government for Why? So you can get back to business as usual and not worry about it? Chavez laughed as he dismissed accusations by Uribe's government that Venezuela had sent financial support to Colombia's rebels. A rather falsetto laugh, I'll bet. And as for some $6 billion in annual trade between Venezuela and Colombia, Chavez predicted "We aren't interested in Colombian investments here," Chavez said. "Of the Colombian businesses that are here in Venezuela, we could nationalize some." Careful, you're running out of things you can nationalize. Hmm. Is it just me, or does it seem to anyone else out there that this may have been part of Hoogo's true motivation? He said Venezuela will search for other countries like Ecuador, Brazil and Argentina to take the place of products imported from Colombia. Noting that Colombia traditional supplies food to Venezuela, he said that now "we can't depend (on Colombia) not even for a grain of rice." I'll agree with you there. Rice can't be counted on sometimes. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #5 FARC supplies the cocoa paste |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-03-06 18:14 |
| #4 Hugo is a crime. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-03-06 13:07 |
| #3 So, I see Colombia and Ecuador, but what exactly is El Puto Grosso's interest? |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-03-06 12:05 |
| #2 I call every time you open your fat trap, Chavez, a 'crime against humanity'. It lowers the global IQ about 2 pts every time you do it. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-03-06 10:02 |
| #1 The sound coming from Hugo is a lot like "Bawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!" I am glad the OAS told them to stuff it pretty much. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2008-03-06 08:10 |