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  • Chavez: US Provoking All-Out War In S. America

    CHAVEZ: US PROVOKING ALL-OUT WAR IN S. AMERICA

    PRESS TV
    Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:51:06 GMT

    Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez President Hugo Chavez has threatened
    an all-out war in South America should the US want to provoke Colombia
    to launch an armed conflict in the region.

    Chavez said Venezuela could end up going to war with Colombia,
    warning that if a conflict broke out "it could extend throughout the
    whole continent."

    The anti-US leader ordered the military to prepare for a possible war,
    addressing President Barack Obama to be cautious about any move in
    the region.

    "Don't make a mistake, Mr. Obama, by ordering an attack against
    Venezuela by way of Colombia," Chavez said during his weekly television
    and radio program Sunday.

    However, the Colombian government dismissed Chavez's threats, saying
    it would protest to the Organization of American States (OAS) and
    the UN Security Council.

    "Colombia never has, and never will, make an act of war," government
    spokesman Cesar Mauricio Velasquez said.

    A recent military agreement between the US and Colombia that gives
    American troops greater access to military bases of Colombia has
    sparked controversy in the region.

    In recent weeks, tensions between the two Latin American nations have
    been worsened by a series of shootings.

    Last week, two Venezuelan National Guard troops were killed at a
    checkpoint near the border in Venezuela's western Tachira state,
    prompting Caracas to temporarily close some border crossings.

    The violence prompted Venezuela to send 15,000 soldiers to the border
    with Colombia on Thursday to increase security along the border.
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