Venezuela Calls Back Envoy to Colombia

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=589&ncid=734&e=5&u=/ap/20050114/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_colombia

Venezuela Calls Back Envoy to Colombia

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ, Associated Press Writer

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela recalled its ambassador to Colombia after accusing the neighboring country Thursday of sending police to capture a Colombian rebel on Venezuelan soil and bribing local authorities to help.

Venezuelan Interior Minister Jesse Chacon said the latest findings on the Dec. 13 capture of rebel Rodrigo Granda in Caracas show a clear "violation of sovereignty."

He said the abduction was "planned some time ago from Colombia, by Colombian authorities," that police entered Venezuela ahead of time to coordinate the act and that at least one Colombian police officer was in Caracas the day of the capture.

Venezuela's decision came a day after Colombian Defense Minister Jorge Alberto Uribe acknowledged that Granda was nabbed in Caracas and delivered to police in the Colombian border city of Cucuta for an unspecified cash reward. Colombian officials have declined to identify the bounty hunters.

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1. Hey, Pescao!

What's up with this? Is Alvaro really this stupid/desperate,
or is Uncle Sugar behind it, or what?
:hi:

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3. hello there!

this may be a provokation to spark something nasty off, but also it was pretty dumb of granda to be there, imho. i'm in caracas again for another week but we're gonna move here in a coupla months i hope, pesc xx

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2. dupe, please lock

sorry, didn't spot it, headline a bit unclear

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1149902