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Chavez Sends Troops to Colombian Border

Venezuelan prez angry after rebel is killed

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 2, 2008 3:19 PM CST

(Newser) – Hugo Chavez sent thousands of Venezuelan troops to the Colombian border today after Colombia killed a FARC rebel leader, CNN reports. Chavez accused Colombia of being a US puppet and said Ecuador's border was violated in the attack. "We have to liberate Colombia,"... Read full story »

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