The last week was full of Latin American news alarming by the crisis in the heart of the Andean countries, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, because the military operation in Ecuadorian territory and close to the border with Colombia, by the Colombian army for removing the second man of the dome the FARC.
The reaction of outrage from Ecuador, was strong and made it clear that his government would call for international solidarity action to condemn the violation of its territory, the Colombian government's apology and the promise and assurance that this would not happen again. What no one calculation was that President Correa, let themselves be misled by anger, haughty and arrogant leader has led his country to break relations with Colombia.
Ecuador, perhaps due to inexperience in international affairs of President Correa or bad advice from friends, take an action that is only used in extreme cases of imminent war and for reasons which are larger, even more, being a brother country which has shared its origins and its history.
the other side, and for the same reason, appeared shouting Venezuela against Colombia, a relationship which was already damaged by the discomfort of President Chavez to be separated by President Uribe in the mediation with the FARC. In this case Venezuela is no longer acted for reasons of sovereignty, or state, but simply by personal whims of hypomanic head of government in Caracas. No one understood the extraordinary action of Chavez to militarize the border with Colombia, threatening war, close borders, to expel the Colombian ambassador in Caracas and close its embassy in Bogota, only under the guise of solidarity with Ecuador. Chavez did not speak of breaking relations with Colombia, it was cautious, although in practice the actions taken had implied a unilateral rupture.
And for the height of the ridiculous, out of nowhere, for no reason, appeared Nicaragua, ruled by a veteran Sandinista, uneducated and a bully, a friend of the FARC, which irresponsibly decided to break relations with Colombia in solidarity with the government of Ecuador. As if!
This whole scenario was tempered by tepid support to Ecuador for all Latin American governments, which for obvious reasons had to condemn military action in a neighboring country, and for statements, these needs are, resolute and firm U.S. Government . UU. Colombia accompany and defend the principle of self defense and fighting terrorism.
In the background, documents and information discovered by the government of Colombia in the computers of the guerrilla leader completed, giving a clear x-ray of how the tentacles of Chavez and his Bolivarian revolution is closely tied to the success of the actions of the FARC, in its efforts to destabilize the Colombian democracy. These documents stripped of Chavez's intentions and stressed that the government of Ecuador, but has not publicly supported the rebels of the FARC, if perhaps professes great sympathy and admiration for them and most likely they have provided logistical support in the border . Documents
still coming to light and that will be studied and analyzed by the responsible international agencies to curb and prosecute the actions of terrorist groups and will surely leave a poor showing on the governments of Venezuela, Ecuador and Nicaragua.
And to close the week, as if a chapter of reality television, it appears the meeting of the Rio Group in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Meeting frankly delusional, to say the least, where after speeches frivolous, repetitive, supports warm to Ecuador and a compounder Chavez, come embrace the Presidents involved, the countries re-established relations, open borders and all this without any mediated any substantive action against Colombia.
This was also without President Uribe had changed its position, previously established and confirmed with an intervention, courageous, dignified, defending the right of Colombians to fight terrorism and live in damaging peace without the intervention of neighboring governments, nuanced gestures of humility to appreciate the wrongfulness of his government to violate the territory of the neighboring country.
These events further demonstrate the Tropicalísimo and lightness with which this rule in some Latin American countries. It does put in mind the great harm that is causing Venezuela's oil wealth in the hands of an egomaniac hypomanic believed to be the reincarnation of Bolivar and is more interested in intervening to neighbors and expand their style of government, that meet the needs the Venezuelan people.
Few left in Latin America we hope to achieve someday a more developed region and better welfare for their people, while we have this kind of irresponsible and populist leaders in particular as long rule in Venezuela, Colonel Hugo Chavez Frias. Jorge Pineda
Miami, 11/03/2008
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