Chávez

Sometimes the media deceives its reader through omission. At other times it is direct spinning to follow along with the government's propaganda. The Colombian raid in Ecuador territory caused a lot of controversy but it was able to deflect much of their preemptive strike with "laptops" that indicated a connection between FARC and Venezuela.

 The Real News Network analyzes the Interpol findings from the laptops. It then shows you how the American media interpreted those findings and had it "fit" with the United States propaganda. Nonetheless, this a great video to watch and catch up on Colombian/Venezuela news.

Most Americans have been busy with the March 4th Primary that the media did not make much noise about what occurred earlier this week in Ecuador. Now that there is no monopolization of the media time they have turned their attention to South America where Hugo Chavez has sent troops to the border of Colombia in anticipation of a war. The U.S. media claims that Chávez is the aggressor even claiming that he is a leftist menace. This is far from the case. I recommend checking out the video which does a great job of explaining what is going on.

Here is a short breakdown of the events that occurred. Last weekend, Colombia's military attacked a rebel camp in neighboring Ecuador. They did this without permission and as preemptive strike in order to kill the #2 leader of FARC. Although they were successful in their attack they also damaged and killed innocent civilians in the area. The Organization of American States passed a resolution that labeled the attack as "a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ecuador and of principles of international law." This has led Ecuador, Venezuela and Nicaragua to break off relations with Colombia. The U.S. has does not expect anything to occur but will stand by U.S. backed Alvaro Uribe, intresting enough President Bush criticized Venezuela's "provocative maneuvers."

I hope people are aware of what is really going on in South America. The media failed to mention the positive things that Chávez did in the last two months as I mentioned earlier this week. I am ashamed of how the U.S. media is spinning the issue. Colombia claims that in the attack they conducted they were able to retrieve laptops that contained information on how Venezuela is funding the FARC rebel forces in Colombia. Whether this information is true or not does not justify the actions of Colombia. All President Uribe needed to do was receive permission to enter Ecuador and conduct the mission in case Ecuador themselves did not want to proceed with the plan. Americans would never tolerate if a Mexican Military engaged in an attack inside an American city in order to render useless a drug lord at the cost of innocent Americans lives.