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Posted by Olog-hai on Thu Nov 19 20:11:41 2009 edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Yes, literally, not figuratively. Reuters Venezuela blows up two border bridges to Colombia Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:36pm EST By Javier Faria SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela (Reuters) — Venezuelan soldiers on Thursday blew up two makeshift foot bridges that stretched across the border to Colombia in the latest incident to stoke a diplomatic dispute between the Andean neighbors. Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva criticized the destruction of the bridges as a violation of international law. The long-simmering spat has been mostly limited to diplomatic barbs in the past. But the current crisis is raising the risk of more violence along the volatile frontier where rebels, drug gangs and smugglers operate. General Eusebio Aguero, Venezuela's army commander in the Tachira border region, ordered his soldiers to destroy the bridges using explosives. He said the crossings were unauthorized and used for illegal activities. "They are two foot bridges that paramilitary fighters used, where gasoline and drug precursors were smuggled, subversive groups entered," he told reporters, adding that several other bridges would be destroyed. "They are not considered in any international treaty." Silva said uniformed troops from the Venezuelan army dynamited the bridges that cross into Colombia's Norte de Santander department. "Uniformed men, apparently from the Venezuelan army, arrived in trucks on the Venezuelan side at two pedestrian bridges that link communities on both sides ... and then proceeded to dynamite them," Silva said. MORE ACCESS FOR U.S. MILITARY Tensions are high between U.S. ally Colombia and Venezuela over a Colombian plan to allow the United States more access to its military bases as part of anti-drug and counter-insurgency cooperation against FARC rebels. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, a fierce U.S. adversary, has sent more troops to the border and told his military commanders to "prepare for war" because he says the U.S. base plan could be used to stage an invasion of his OPEC nation. In a document to justify a request for funds to expand one of the bases, the U.S. Air Force said Colombia was ideal to provide air access to most of South America and cited anti-U.S. governments as one of the reasons it needed that access. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe says the base deal is just an extension of current cooperation with U.S. troops. But he has urged the United Nations and the Organization of American States to investigate Chavez's "war threats". The two leaders have in the past managed to work out their differences. But the current crisis is already cutting into their $7 billion annual bilateral trade, making this dispute harder to resolve. Many analysts say Chavez may be looking for political gain by stirring up tensions as a way to distract from domestic troubles, such as power and water shortages that are threatening to dent his popularity. Colombia's four-decade guerrilla war often spills over the border, where killing and kidnapping are common. Chavez accuses Colombia of not protecting its border, while Colombian officials say he backs Colombia's FARC rebels. (Additional reporting by Eyanir Chinea in Caracas; editing by Mohammad Zargham) © Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved
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Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia
Posted by Orange Blossom Special* on Thu Nov 19 20:13:30 2009, in response to Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Nov 19 20:11:41 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d so peaceful all the leftist in the US love him. editing by Mohammad Zargham hm....did all the indians down there become Shia yet or did that program slow?
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Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia
Posted by Olog-hai* on Thu Nov 19 20:59:30 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Thu Nov 19 20:13:30 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Certainly not . . . it spread to Mexico, which explains the beheadings (remember, "strike off their heads" in the Koran and all).
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Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Thu Nov 19 21:10:13 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Nov 19 20:59:30 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d So now el gatos are Muslim? Does Lou Dobbs know? :)
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Re: Chavez blows up bridges to Colombia
Posted by Newkirk Images* on Fri Nov 20 06:29:03 2009, in response to Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Nov 19 20:11:41 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d That's brilliant, now how's Sean Penn going to cross the border from Colombia to Venezuela ? Bill Newkirk
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Re: Chavez blows up bridges to Colombia
Posted by docstox* on Fri Nov 20 06:40:27 2009, in response to Re: Chavez blows up bridges to Colombia, posted by Newkirk Images on Fri Nov 20 06:29:03 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Penn would never be in Colombia in the first place.It's a country that has eliminated leftist guerillas from it's territory and actually is pro-American.For the moment,that is.
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Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia
Posted by Olog-hai* on Fri Nov 20 07:24:43 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Nov 19 21:10:13 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d You should ask him.
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Posted by streetcarman1* on Fri Nov 20 09:29:24 2009, in response to Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Nov 19 20:11:41 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d "Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia" Since when does the word "Colombia" need to be written with an accent mark on the second "o".....even in written Spanish that we never used it....
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Fri Nov 20 09:37:26 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by streetcarman1 on Fri Nov 20 09:29:24 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d even in written Spanish that we never used it Now what dialect are you referring to?
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Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia
Posted by streetcarman1* on Fri Nov 20 09:51:39 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Olog-hai on Fri Nov 20 09:37:26 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Now what dialect are you referring to? The dialect used in Colombia.....get it now? lol..if not...ask your high school Spanish teacher the next time you bump into her at the supermarket.
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Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia
Posted by Olog-hai* on Fri Nov 20 10:00:01 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by streetcarman1 on Fri Nov 20 09:51:39 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d The dialect used in Colombia proff?
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Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia
Posted by streetcarman1* on Fri Nov 20 10:09:16 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Olog-hai on Fri Nov 20 10:00:01 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Now let see...how can I do this on Subchat...ok..I'm Colombian/American...and my entire family is Colombian and no one uses your DUMBASS ACCENT MARKS on that word....I hope that settles that in your so-called stubborn brain...lol....
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Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Fri Nov 20 17:14:02 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Olog-hai on Fri Nov 20 07:24:43 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Sorry, we do our own "yard work" up here. No need to hire illegals from the city. :)
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Re: Chavez blows up bridges to Colombia
Posted by Newkirk Images* on Fri Nov 20 23:46:18 2009, in response to Re: Chavez blows up bridges to Colombia, posted by docstox on Fri Nov 20 06:40:27 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Penn would never be in Colombia in the first place.It's a country that has eliminated leftist guerillas from it's territory and actually is pro-American.For the moment,that is. Well maybe Sean Penn would go to Colombia to check out these lovely chickas ! Bill Newkirk
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Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia
Posted by Orange Blossom Special* on Sat Nov 21 11:28:27 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Nov 20 17:14:02 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d guardian: Sean Penn defends Hugo ChávezThe Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chávez, has not had things all his own way recently, but at least he has famous friends everywhere else: Penn was not effusive, according to the UK Telegraph editor, Anita Singh. ”I don't have a candidate I'm supporting and I'm certainly interested and excited by the hope that Barack Obama is inspiring,” he said, but went on to accuse him of a “phenomenally inhuman and unconstitutional” voting record. Penn a tea partier?
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Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sat Nov 21 14:47:38 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Nov 21 11:28:27 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d It's Sean Penn fer krissakes! :)
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Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia
Posted by Chris R16/R2730* on Sat Nov 21 16:02:29 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Nov 21 14:47:38 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Spicoli! Sean Penn is an idiot. Just arrest him for sedition already.
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Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia
Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sat Nov 21 16:43:22 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Nov 21 16:02:29 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Nah, he might get acquitted. However, bringing him up on charges for "ecting" without a license in "Ridgemont High?" NO jury will let him off! :)
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Sat Nov 21 17:10:26 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Nov 21 16:02:29 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Treason, rather.
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Re: Chavez blows up bridges to Colombia
Posted by docstox* on Sat Nov 21 19:23:27 2009, in response to Re: Chavez blows up bridges to Colombia, posted by Newkirk Images on Fri Nov 20 23:46:18 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Holy crow! What the frig am I doing wasting my time living in this country? I've heard those chicas will actually hook up with an old gringo like me!
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Re: Chavez blows up bridges to Colombia
Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sat Nov 21 19:37:04 2009, in response to Re: Chavez blows up bridges to Colombia, posted by docstox on Sat Nov 21 19:23:27 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Just wear your moneybelt on the outside and flash that passport! :)
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Re: Chavez blows up bridges to Colombia
Posted by docstox* on Sat Nov 21 19:39:34 2009, in response to Re: Chavez blows up bridges to Colombia, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Nov 21 19:37:04 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Si, amigo!
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special* on Sun Nov 22 11:50:33 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Nov 21 14:47:38 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Don't look at me, I'm not in charge of cultlike role models.
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Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia
Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sun Nov 22 17:53:16 2009, in response to Re: Chávez blows up bridges to Colómbia, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sun Nov 22 11:50:33 2009.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Heh. Every time I see a "celeb" on the news, I end up imagining their "work." I guess that's why I have no idea of what that show "ET" is all about, I keep imagining an old AT&T cordless phone and a finger. :)
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