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Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
Mon Dec 26, 2011, 06:47 PM Dec 2011

Uribe allies ask Santos for support in row with Venezuela

Uribe allies ask Santos for support in row with Venezuela
Monday, 26 December 2011 14:52
Adriaan Alsema

An ally of Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe asked current President Juan Manuel Santos to condemn Venezuela's refusal to allow Uribe's team entrance to support the country's opposition in the run up to next year's elections.

Alfredo Rangel, a security analyst who aligned with Uribe to support Venezuela's opposition, told Caracol Radio that "to me this seems a hostile act against Colombia on behalf of (Venezuelan) President (Hugo) Chavez and I expect a response from the government whose obligation it is to defend Colombians."

Chavez said on national radio Saturday that Rangel and Jose Obdulio Gaviria, Uribe's former presidential adviser, are not allowed to visit Venezuela to assist an anti-Chavez mayor and threatened to arrest them if they decided to enter the country illegally.

Gaviria, the cousin of slain drug lord Pablo Escobar and in his own country involved in a number of scandals, accused Chavez of refusing entry to "experts, especially those on democratic issues" while allowing entry to members of rebel group FARC.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/21227-uribe-allies-ask-santos-for-support-in-row-with-venezuela.html

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Uribe allies ask Santos for support in row with Venezuela (Original Post) Judi Lynn Dec 2011 OP
Rock On Hugo! dotymed Dec 2011 #1
Agree. sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #2

dotymed

(5,610 posts)
1. Rock On Hugo!
Mon Dec 26, 2011, 09:09 PM
Dec 2011

You know the game and aren't going to let those criminals disrupt voting! I support you 100%.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
2. Agree.
Mon Dec 26, 2011, 10:22 PM
Dec 2011

Criminals they are, especially Uribe who has managed to skate so far. But he should not rest easy, those South American countries do seem to get around to going after their war criminals eventually, even if it takes a few decades.

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