South America Shuffle

Venezuelan and Ecuadorian forces have amassed on the Columbian border for this killing of a FARC leader inside the borders of Ecuador.

The balance of power is shifting in South America and it isn't shifting in favour of liberty. It's interesting that so many on the left condemn the outsourcing of Iraqi security operations to private American firms and think nothing of both Venezuela and Ecuador showing an unwavering support for FARC. Support that is expressed ultimately as a show of force on behalf of the terrorist organization. The FARC have been in a state of permanent revolution since the sixties and no doubt have filled their ranks with the worst sort of opportunists one could imagine. The idea that Comrade Chavez and Friends have a mere concern for their sovereignty and aren't looking with a roaming eye for any chance to move on the continent, would be a foolish idea.

UPDATE:
Chavez has FARC on the payroll?

And evidence found in the raid suggests that Chavez recently gave the FARC $300 million, Colombia's national police chief said Monday.