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Colombia to build new military base on Venezuelan border
21 hours ago ago from Therearenosunglasses’s Weblog
Colombia has announced it will build a new military base near its border with Venezuela, in a move likely to further strain its tense relationship with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said Friday that the base, located on the Guajira peninsula near the city of Nazaret, would have up to 1,000 troops. Two air battalions would also be activated at other border areas. It is a strategic point from a ...
Related contentColombia to Chavez: Maybe ’spy plane’ was Santa
21 hours ago ago from Essentialnewsforall's Blog
BOGOTA (AP) Colombia's defense chief joked Monday that Venezuelan troops might have mistaken Santa's sleigh for a spy plane, dismissing accusations by President Hugo Chavez about drones flying over Venezuela. Chavez on Sunday accused the United States of violating Venezuela's airspace with an unmanned spy plane and ordered his military to be on alert and shoot down any such aircraft. The Pentagon has declined to comment on Chavez's ...
Related contentDemocracy Now: Kidnapped Colombian Governor Found Dead
20 hours ago ago from Aware and Outraged
In news from Colombia, the kidnapped governor of the southern province of Caqueta has been found dead. Luis Francisco Cuellar is the most high-profile politician abducted in Colombia since President Alvaro Uribe came to power in 2002. No group has taken responsibility for the murder, but Colombian officials blamed guerrillas from the left-wing group FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Related contentTensions escalate between Colombia and Venezuela
21 hours ago ago from ::News4u::
News4u-News Desk-Colombia said it is preparing to defend against a possible foreign military attack amid growing tensions with neighboring Venezuela, while Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Colombia would regret any actions that hurt his country. Without specifically accusing Venezuela, Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva was quoted as saying that his country was preparing a strategy to ward off any attack. Colombia, a ...
Related contentColombia: terrorist groups Farc and ELN agree ‘to unite’
17 hours ago ago from Tea and Politics
For the BBC, both are Two of Colombia's biggest rebel groups have announced they intend to unite to fight the country's security forces. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) said they were on our way towards working for unity . Farc and the smaller ELN have deep ideological differences and have fought each other in some regions. Together they could be a significantly ...
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David Isenberg: Contractors 'R U.S.
21 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Welcome to the wonderful, and frequently wacky, world of military and foreign policy outsourcing and privatization. Currently, over 30,000 more U.S. troops are deploying to Afghanistan per President Obama's recent announcement to surge more U.S. forces there. But the number of U.S. forces now going there, as well as the total number of U.S. troops already there, for a total of an estimated 100,000, is dwarfed by other American force there, ...
Related contentDavid Isenberg: Contractors and Cost Effectiveness
19 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Today, the U.S. military relies on private contractors to the extent that they serve as the equivalent of an American Express credit card. The military literally can't go without them. However, despite this inextricable relationship, all of the reasons offered in support of contractor use are not credible. Consider the main selling point or claim that PMCs put forth when bidding for contracts: Using the private sector is more cost-effective ...
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