Colombia: Maybe Chavez just saw Santa
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva can hold his own in a trash-talking battle with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez — no mean feat: Chavez on Sunday accused the United States of violating Venezuela’s airspace with an unmanned spy plane and ordered his military to be on alert and shoot down any such aircraft. […] "Colombia doesn’t ...
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva can hold his own in a trash-talking battle with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez -- no mean feat:
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva can hold his own in a trash-talking battle with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez — no mean feat:
Chavez on Sunday accused the United States of violating Venezuela’s airspace with an unmanned spy plane and ordered his military to be on alert and shoot down any such aircraft. […]
"Colombia doesn’t have that capability," said Silva. He quipped that perhaps "Venezuelan soldiers mistook Father Christmas’ sleigh for a spy plane."
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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