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By James Petras

16/03/08 "ICH" -- - President Uribe's troop and missile assault, violating Ecuadorian sovereignty came very close to precipitating a regional war with Ecuador and Venezuela. During an interview I had with President Chavez, at the time of this bellicose act, he confirmed to me the gravity of Uribe's doctrine of 'preventive war' and 'extra-territorial intervention', calling the Colombian regime the 'Israel of Latin America'. Earlier, during his Sunday radio program 'Alo Presidente', in which I was an invited guest, he followed up with an announcement that he was sending ground, air and sea forces to the Venezuelan frontier with Colombia.

Chavez orders troops to Colombian border: Venezuelan leader warns neighbor's action against rebels could lead to war", Sunday, March 2, 2008, MSNBC

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"Colombia Assassinates Raul Reyes of FARC," March 02, 2008, By Justin Podur, ZNET

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"Chavez: Colombia Incursion Would Be War", Sunday, March 2, 2008, by CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER, Associated Press, Guardian

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"Colombian government assassinates Raúl Reyes," Saturday, March 1, 2008, By: Gloria La Riva, Party for Liberation and Socialism

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The treatment given to messengers has sparked wars or has been seen as a sign of political will and mutual trust and confidence. The arrest and imprisonment of two young women carrying evidence showing that at least 17 of the 45 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas are still alive could place an insurmountable roadblock in the path forged by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, in his efforts to broker an agreement for an exchange of hostages for imprisoned rebels.