Chavez military strategy worries top US officer
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The top U.S. military officer said on Thursday he was concerned by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's purchases of military equipment, saying they could harm efforts to build greater stability in Latin America.
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The Venezuelan government rejected comments by a senior U.S. official who called President Hugo Chavez a threat to democracy, saying they revealed that Washington's overtures for rapprochement were insincere.
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Spanish business sectors investing in Venezuela have called on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias to ensure legal and political security for foreign investors.
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The State Department expressed concern Monday about reports that Venezuela is harboring leftist rebels from Colombia, and it urged the Caracas government to take action against any who are linked to U.S.-designated terrorist groups.
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Venezuela plans to obtain air defense missiles to guard strategic sites such as oil refineries and major bridges against any air strike, a top military adviser to President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - A Washington-basedpro-democracy group said on Thursday it wanted to defuse a rowwith leftist President Hugo Chavez, who has accused the U.S.Congress-funded organization of backing efforts to topple him.
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It looks as if the US soccer team's trip to Venezuela is going to be a short one.
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The US military's outgoing top commander says he opposed plans to replace him at the end of his term.
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The bold attack on President Ramos-Horta raises key concerns about efforts to rebuild security forces.
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Better known for his trademark anti-U.S. tirades, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez takes on a more delicate role on Friday when he tries to broker a deal to free hostages held by Colombia's Marxist guerrillas.
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President Hugo Chavez threatened on Monday to take over any private schools refusing to submit to the oversight of his socialist government, a move some Venezuelans fear will impose leftist ideology in the classroom.
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President Hugo Chavez warned that the U.S. government, allegedly frustrated by failed assassination plots against him, was now planning to sabotage the oil-producing country's economy.
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The State Department's second-ranking official said Friday the future of U.S. relations with Venezuela could hinge on whether that country tones down its anti-American rhetoric.
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The recent military build-up in Venezuela by U.S. nemesis President Hugo Chavez has other countries in the region worried that the weapons could end up in the hands of terrorists, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Monday.
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A US military unit that wouldn't make a risky delivery poses a challenge to discipline.
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High-ranking US officials and lawmakers are pressuring the State Department to take a more punishing tone with Venezuela, at the risk of tossing &quot;red meat&quot; to President Hugo Chavez, who now rules by decree, experts told AFP.
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French oil major Total  fears Venezuela's drive to take over complex heavy oil projects run by foreign oil companies in the Orinoco belt could lead to operational problems, chairman Thierry Desmarest said on Tuesday.