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Con altibajos la vida sigue en frontera Venezuela-Colombia
Por CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER - SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela - Marzo 06, 2008


Los soldados patrullaban el miércoles con rifles de asalto en un recorrido complicado entre cañaverales y hacían pausas ocasionales para atisbar hacia el otro lado del río que separa a Venezuela de Colombia.

De pronto, una decena de niños con uniforme escolar surgió de entre la espesura y le pidió a los soldados permiso para cruzar el río. Con cuidado, saltaron de piedra a piedra mientras avanzaban hacia Colombia salpicándose y jugando.

Esos soldados, asignados permanentemente a resguardar la frontera, están ahora acompañados por miles de refuerzos, una vez que el presidente Hugo Chávez ordenó el envío de fuerzas adicionales a la frontera en medio del peor conflicto diplomático entre los dos vecinos sudamericanos en años.

Chávez trasladó 10 batallones _unos 9.000 soldados_ a la zona fronteriza luego que el presidente colombiano Alvaro Uribe, que es apoyado por Estados Unidos, lanzó el fin de semana un ataque a una base de guerrilleros de las FARC en territorio ecuatoriano.

El presidente venezolano expulsó el lunes al embajador colombiano en respuesta a la incursión en Ecuador en que murieron el dirigente Raúl Reyes y otros 22 rebeldes de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.

Pero más que preocuparse por una eventual guerra, los venezolanos y colombianos que viven en la frontera están más inquietos por la manera en que podría salir perjudicados por el deterioro en las relaciones bilaterales.

El puente de la zona tiene por lo general una gran actividad, mientras los colombianos van a San Antonio para comprar gasolina barata y los venezolanos viajan a Cúcuta para comprar carne, leche y huevos, alimentos que tienden a escasear en Venezuela. Muchos cruzan para ir a la escuela o al trabajo.

"Nosotros dependemos de uno al otro, y si esta situación se pone peor, nosotros pagamos el precio", señaló Rafael Díaz, un venezolano de 24 años que se gana la vida llevando en su vehículo a personas a través del puente.

Mientras la frontera estaba el miércoles abierta para la mayor parte de los cruces, numerosos camiones con mercancías colombianas hacían fila en los pasos fronterizos, debido a que Chávez suspendió el comercio colombiano.

El ministro de Defensa, general Gustavo Rangel Briceño, dijo sin embargo que no había recibido la orden de cerrar la frontera.

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By goin_south on Mar 6, 2008, 22:04 in Friendly Talkzone. AddThis Social Bookmark Button


goin_south says on Mar 6, 2008, 22:26:

some other interesting quips from... (you made me do it!) msnbc.com news while you snooze.com....

"And an Ecuador government spokeswoman said the military captured five suspected Colombian guerrillas on the Ecuadorean side of the border between the two countries. "
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"
Mexico has been relatively quiet about the crisis but may be drawn into the fray as Ecuador's government said it was investigating whether Mexicans were among the more than 20 dead in the FARC camp."
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"Summit to address crisis
The leaders of Colombia and Ecuador and other presidents from the region were heading Thursday to a summit of Latin American leaders in the Dominican Republic where the Andean crisis would be center stage."
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Rice backs attack on rebels
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that the United States wants to see a diplomatic solution. The United States offered unqualified support to Colombia in the dispute, in contrast to almost every other country in the hemisphere.

"I do hope there will be a diplomatic outcome to this," Rice said in Belgium. "The situation shows that everyone needs to be vigilant about the use of border areas by terrorist organizations."
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"Chavez is also expected to travel to the Dominican Republic summit.

"Never before has any country in Latin America reached the point of taking a pre-emptive attack doctrine or the doctrine of pursuing your internal enemies in every corner of the globe," he said Thursday in his latest criticism of Colombia." (DUCK: JAJJ... EVERY CORNER OF.....DE GLOBE! WOOOHOOO!)
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"Though Venezuelan officials express confidence they will quickly find replacements for Colombian goods, government critics say the move is bound to worsen shortages of basic foods from milk to chicken that were an annoyance in Venezuela well before a dispute that has ballooned into one of South America's most serious diplomatic crises in years."

(MAYBE CHINA CAN SEND HIM SOME...CHOP SUEY Y FORTUNE COOKIES..jejje!)

and, thank you.

goin_south says on Mar 6, 2008, 22:48:

after scouring tonights news... and talking to a host of friends.... some pbh, some not...
It would appear to me, that THE CRISIS will be diplomatically resolved.... as there are...
NO NEW ARTICLES OUT THERE... that's good news. i think. therefore... I come.

Can someone put some handcuff's on the crazy man for a bit?

and, thank you.

goin_south says on Mar 7, 2008, 04:41:

Campina... por que no ayuda?

and, thank you.

MaFe says on Mar 7, 2008, 08:18:

"Can someone put some handcuff's on the crazy man for a bit?"

GS if it was only this easy!?

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