As the Venezuela article we posted yesterday headlined If War Breaks Out, Venezuela’s ‘Fifth Column’ Will Have to Be Confronted ably demonstrates, tensions – and paranoia – are increasing along the Venezuela-Colombia border.
A few days ago during his weekly radio show Hello President, Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez told his country to ‘prepare for war’ against Colombia and the United States. This article from Venezuela’s Ultimas Noticias provides details of his comments not covered by the wire services.
According to this news account from Ultimas Noticias, the Venezuelan head of state said in part:
“This world is infected with a viral disease by which the most powerful use the most terrible violence against the most vulnerable … many people have had illusions of change in the United States with the arrival of Obama to the presidency. … We were always cautious about the triumph of President Obama; early on we began to realize the truth – that imperial rule there is alive and more menacing than ever. … One must talk to the master, and so I say to the president: don’t take a wrong turn and launch an aggression against Venezuela by using Colombia.”
Then, referring to the agreement signed last week permitting the U.S. to operate seven military bases in Colombia, Chavez said in part:
“The two governments have joined together in order to lie to the world, to try and lie to the world … Therefore, gentleman and fellow soldiers, let us not lose even a single day in fulfilling our primary mission: to prepare ourselves for war and to help the people prepare for war, because that is the responsibility of all of us.”
Translated By Barbara Howe
November 10, 2009
Venezuela – Ultimas Noticias – Original Article (Spanish)
President Hugo Chavez called on the military and civilians who support him to prepare for war, and warned the governments of Colombia and the United States that Venezuelans are “ready for anything.”
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