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Hispanic News from Venezuela to Chile
May 15, 2008 4:29 PM
The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez is warning Colombia against having a U.S. military base near its border with Venezuela. But, Colombia and the United States have not publicly suggested this plan. President Chavez told the Colombian government that this would force Venezuela to revive a territorial conflict that took place ten years ago. Colombia exposed documents last week, revealing that Chavez wanted to arm and finance Colombian rebels. He denies the accusations.
In Chile, a retired army colonel, Col. Mario Manriquez is facing charges for killing a Chilean folk singer. The singer, Victor Jara was one of the best known members of Latin America’s “New Song” folk movement of the 1960s and 1970s. According to court papers, the singer was tortured and then he was shot to death. After Jara’s death, he became an international symbol of resistance to the Pinochet government.
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