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November 2010
Hugo Chavez takes sides in drug kingpins war
The arrest in Colombia of Venezuelan drug kingpin Walid Makled has exposed the underworld of drugs, corruption, and organised crime that surrounds President Hugo Chavez. As I wrote back in 2006, it is simply impossible to ship tonnes of cocaine to international markets without complicity at the highest levels. And complicity Walid Makled revealed.
International community must call time on Hugo Chavez
Venezuela apology of terrorism as State policy
So, did you think that statements given back in 2001 by Isaías Rodriguez, current Venezuelan Ambassador to Spain, to the effect that ETA and FARC were waging a "just and irreproachable" fight were just off the cuff remarks? Think again. See what Samuel Moncada, Venezuelan Ambassador to the UK, is doing on 6th November 2010.