complete with maps, photos, and videos, a colombian official directly accused venezuela of harboring some 1,500 farc rebels, which has angered chavez. so where does the u.s. play into any of this? well, nine months ago colombia and the u.s. signed a deal allowing american military personnel to be stationed at seven military bases in colombia, we help them with their war. so chavez likened that agreement to an act of war against venezuela and accused the u.s. of trying to destabilize his government. now he's decided that he will brand colombia's claims as part of some kind of american imperial plan. how committed is president chavez to carrying out his threats? he said he would make good on it even if he and his countrymen had to eat rocks. well, they actually might have to because some analysts have called chavez's threat suicidal.