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U.S. - Intelligence Report Classifies Venezuela as “Anti-U.S. Leader”

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Intelligence Report Classifies Venezuela as “Anti-U.S. Leader”
The National Director of Intelligence, in his annual threat assessment before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said Venezuela continues to fund Colombian insurgents

Admiral Dennis Blair¹s report details the principle threats to the interests and security of the U.S. worldwide. In addition to mentioning the usual security concerns ­ Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan, Al Qaida and Iraq the report dedicates significant space to Venezuela. In his statement Blair said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez "continued his covert support to the terrorist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)." Blair also called Chavez one of the U.S.'s foremost international detractors and a potential destabilizing actor in the region - highlighting Chavez's purchases of Russian weapons, close ties to Iran, and his increasingly belligerent opposition to Colombia¹s defense cooperation agreement with the U.S., which Chavez has called a declaration of war.
Feb-05-2010 06:02pm