Venezuela constructed a fence across the 'peace base' near the Colombian border and swathed it in an aggressive anti-American banner, in protest of the U.S. military bases pact.
"We swear there will be a war to the death if the Yankee empire desecrates the sacred soil of the land of Bolivar. Gringos: We're waiting for you here," is written in large black and red letters on the fence installed by Venezuela on the Base of Peace, just one kilometer from the Colombian border at Arauca. The less-than-welcoming message is accompanied by gun-waving figures in silhouette.
Although Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced that the Bases of Peace will be locations for reflection and, according to him, a counterbalance the U.S. military presence in Colombia, the Colombian president of the Assembly of Arauca, Juan Carlos Santamaría, considers them to be warmongering bases that threaten the Colombian people.
"We are very concerned because this is war territory where a line has been drawn, putting out an image of people with guns and weapons to defend the territory. [Chavez says one thing, but what has been installed is something else]," Santamaria said.
The governor of the Apure region of Colombia which borders Venezuela, Jesus Aguilarte, said that these bases of peace are [supposed to be] an instrument in the struggle for coexistence, integration and respect for the sovereignty of peoples, that reject violence, the use of weapons and aggression, newspaper El Tiempo reported.Venezuela's banner makes their stance clear.
barrington
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... you colombians need to wake up and let the cocaine flow to america and make money off thhe yankees.they are the ones who have been sucking the south american people dry.makesome money off their asses.they like coke so let them drink.they like how it smells so let them sniff and then blow thier yankee brains out.i love farc and want to be a member one day.i will be the bahamain farc leader commander raul reyes carribbean.vive la revolution. |
Laureles191
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... barrington, so you want to kill innocent women and children as a terrorist of the FARC, kidnap, bomb, and massacre people, be a drug dealer, and live in the jungle like a scared monkey. Your comment was so ignorant I can't believe I even acknowledged it. Sounds like you got a lot going for you... Vive la fools |
Andrewmann552
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... Sadly, the message being projected by Venezuela is true. Colombia is turning into another colonial outpost for US interests. Nobody seriously believes Colombia needs SEVEN bases opened to the US to fight drugs or even FARC, Colombia was fighting the FARC pretty well without needing that kind of presence by a foreign power. Colombia is already the third largest recipient of US military aid after Israel and Egypt, it simply makes no sense. The US is desperate to surround Venezuela like the monarchies of Europe attacked the French Revolution and the "Allies" attacked the Russian Revolution. Read your history my friends. |
