Here is the latest example of Chavez buying Russian arms to attempt to protect himself from all of his perceived threats in the region: 24/07/2008 17:02 MOSCOW, July 24 (RIA Novosti) — Venezuela may purchase man-portable air defense systems, Il-76 transport planes and T-90 tanks from Russian in the near future, a Russian political analyst [...]

Whew, I was worried for a second there. I doubt Chavez really had it in him to start a real-live war -funding terrorists like the FARC is just easier. However, this incident did show Hugo Chavez’s “true colors” (at least to those who hadn’t been paying attention)- a terrorist-supporting Castro-wannabe who has no problem throwing [...]

Hey folks, remember South America? You know, that entire continent that we’ve been ignoring for the past 8 years? Venezuela Sends Troops to Colombian Border Venezuelan military officials say they have now sent almost 6,000 soldiers to the country’s border with Colombia. The military said about 90 percent of its deployment to the border is [...]