Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva If Venezuela Fears Colombian Attack It Admits FARC Presence, Bogota Says -- Latin American Herald Tribune
BOGOTA – Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said Saturday that if some of Venezuela’s political leaders fear a military attack like the one that killed No. 2 FARC leader Raul Reyes in Ecuador, they are admitting that the rebel group has camps on Venezuelan soil.
“Some political leaders in Venezuela say they fear an operation like Operation Phoenix in Venezuela,” which simply means “they are admitting the existence of (FARC) camps in Venezuela. If not, they wouldn’t have that fear,” Silva told reporters.
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My Comment: The murky link between Venezuela's Government and the FARC leadership has been an area of open debate for the past few years. What is known is that the FARC leadership have made their presence known on numerous occasions during many of Chavez's rallies and demonstrations. What is not known with certainty is the level of support that FARC receives from Venezuela when it comes to military equipemnt and logistics.
Venezuelan concerns on an escalation of military operations against FARC on its own soil are probably legitimate. The question that needs to be asked to Venezuela is the following .... is their support of FARC worth it?