was a drastic threat from hugo chavez directed straight at the united states. he said that he would immediately cut off venezuelan shipments of oil to the u.s. if venezuela is attacked. no, he s not worried about the u.s. invading venezuela. his fears come from closer to home. his neighbors in colombia. let me explain. it all goes back to the farc. the name probably sounds familiar. it s the rebel army, the revolutionary armed forces of colombia, that has been waging a brutal guerrilla war against the government of colombia for 40 years. the farc are revolutionary marxists, and chavez supports them. but last week in a presentation 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?
now for our what in the world segment. what got my attention this week was a drastic threat from hugo chavez directed straight at the united states. he said that he would immediately cut off venezuelan shipments of oil to the u.s. if venezuela is attacked. no, he s not worried about the u.s. invading venezuela. his fears come from closer to home. his neighbors in colombia. let me explain. it all goes back to the farc. the name probably sounds familiar. it s the rebel army, the revolutionary armed forces of colombia, that has been waging a brutal guerrilla war against the government of colombia for 40 years. the farc are revolutionary marxists, and chavez supports them. but last week in a presentation