Chavez reinforces Colombia border:
About 1,000 Venezuelan National Guard soldiers arrived in the border region over the weekend and were reinforcing posts along the 2,200km frontier, Franklin Marquez, a regional commander for the Guard, said on Monday. Ref. Source 7
Hugo Chavez to meet with Colombia's new president:
Chavez and Colombia's new president, Juan Manuel Santos, plan to take the first step toward restoring relations between the South American neighbors Tuesday when they sit down together in Colombia Ref. Source 6
Leaked U.S. Cables say Colombia's Uribe Authorized "Clandestine Cross Border Operations" into Venezuela:
Ex-Colombian President Ãlvaro Uribe knowingly maintained a "hypocritical" relationship with neighboring Venezuela during his time in office - ordering armed operations within Venezuelan territory while at the same time seeking to diplomatically "manage" Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Ref. Source 9