Wow, google news headlines flying faster than punches in a UFC match!
Cliff notes: Columbia helicopter attack kills a FARC rebel commander in Ecuador (with US assistance in locating satellite phone). Ecuador and Venezuela freak out; massing troops on their respective borders, ambassadors get kicked out all around. Charges fly back and forth, with latest being Columbian president Uribe threatening to bring El Presidente Hugo before an international tribunal for supporting the guerrillas.
Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=av8Hk0ffaBAE&refer=latin_america
Comment: This could all be a tempest in a teapot, or develop into a major regional fiasco. Could this be the straw that breaks oil prices upward? (OPEC meets in Vienna tomorrow.) Will US fan the flames to bolster McCain's presidential stature (i.e., military experience needed with a threat on our doorstep)?
I've been watching developments with interest, and wondered what other members thought...
Cliff notes: Columbia helicopter attack kills a FARC rebel commander in Ecuador (with US assistance in locating satellite phone). Ecuador and Venezuela freak out; massing troops on their respective borders, ambassadors get kicked out all around. Charges fly back and forth, with latest being Columbian president Uribe threatening to bring El Presidente Hugo before an international tribunal for supporting the guerrillas.
Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=av8Hk0ffaBAE&refer=latin_america
Comment: This could all be a tempest in a teapot, or develop into a major regional fiasco. Could this be the straw that breaks oil prices upward? (OPEC meets in Vienna tomorrow.) Will US fan the flames to bolster McCain's presidential stature (i.e., military experience needed with a threat on our doorstep)?
I've been watching developments with interest, and wondered what other members thought...