WikiLeaks: Stratfor Emails Say Chavez Betrayed FARC To Appease Generals -- McClathcy NewsMIAMI — The extradition to Venezuela of alleged drug trafficker Walid Makled occurred in the context of an intense diplomatic chess game where President Hugo Chávez sacrificed Colombian guerrillas to capture the dangerous pawn, who kept his government in check, according to emails from a private security firm obtained by WikiLeaks.
The reports, from the private intelligence firm Stratfor, highlight the pressure applied by National Armed Forces’ high-ranking officers to push Chávez into negotiations with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ government.
Makled, accused by the United States of being “a king among the drug lords,” was extradited to Caracas in May although the Venezuelan entrepreneur also faced an extradition request from Washington.
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My Comment: These emails from Stratfor are all speculation .... but we do know this .... (1) the drug trafficker in question was extradited to Venezuela against US objections. (2) FARC was booted out of Venezuela. (3) A rapprochement has developed between Colombia and Venezuela.