Colombia: Chavez, rebels in 'armed alliance'
$300 million Venezuelan payoff to rebels alleged
BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia’s police chief on Monday said documents found on a slain rebel’s laptop computer suggest Venezuela recently paid $300 million to Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, perhaps in exchange for the release of six hostages......
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Crisis at Colombia Border Spills Into Diplomatic Realm
CARACAS,
Venezuela — The three-way crisis in the Andes escalated Monday as Ecuador broke off diplomatic relations with
Colombia, and Venezuela expelled Colombia’s ambassador and other diplomats.
The three countries swapped charges of treachery and deceit, ratcheting up tension in a dispute that began when Colombian forces hunted down and killed a Colombian guerrilla leader on Ecuadorean soil over the weekend.....
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