General Douglas Fraser, Chief of the United States’ Southern Command, confirmed yesterday that the Venezuelan government has no relation to the Basque separatist movement ETA nor the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Speaking to the US Senate, Fraser admitted that although the Southern Command has “continued to watch very closely for any connections between [...]

Geologists with the United States Geological Survey report a new estimate of how much oil is “technically recoverable” from the Venezuelan oil sands, The Venezuelan oil sands are well known to need considerable financial investments if they are to become productive. The New York Times reports a new assessment produced by the United States Geological Survey [...]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced plans for the deployment of new Russian-made tanks and combat helicopters on the border with Colombia. Ties between Venezuela and Colombia deteriorated last August after Washington signed a deal with Bogota allowing U.S. forces to run anti-drug operations from Colombian bases. Chavez has criticized the deal and called for [...]

In an explicit attempt to hide Washington’s military objectives in South America, a US Air Force document submitted to Congress in May 2009 that provoked deep concerns in the region has been modified and re-published on November 16, 2009. The official US Air Force document, revealed and denounced by this author on November 4, explained [...]