The Thomas Chronicles

Chavez Strikes Again!

Addressing Venezuelan soldiers at Tiuna Fort, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says that their military must prepare for a guerrilla war with the United States.

President Hugo Chavez urged soldiers on Sunday to prepare for a guerrilla-style war against the United States, saying that Washington is using psychological and economic warfare as part of an unconventional campaign aimed at derailing his government.

Dressed in olive green fatigues and a red beret, Chavez spoke inside Tiuna Fort—Venezuela’s military nerve-center—before hundreds of uniformed soldiers standing alongside armored vehicles and tanks decorated with banners reading: “Fatherland, Socialism, or Death! We will triumph!”

“We must continue developing the resistance war, that’s the anti- imperialist weapon. We must think and prepare for the resistance war everyday,” said Chavez, who has repeatedly warned that American soldiers could invade Venezuela to seize control of the South American nation’s immense oil reserves.

U.S. officials reject claims that Washington is considering a military attack. But the U.S. government has expressed concern over what it perceives as a significant arms build-up here.

Just a few months ago, he accused our government of trying to assassinate him, and last year, he called President Bush the Devil himself. Is Chavez paranoid, or is he stating his direct intention to attack the United States through asymmetric warfare?

One of our primary concerns in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 was the turmoil down in Latin America. If the communist FARC merged with the drug cartels and had state-sanctioned support, we could be in for a very bumpy ride. Unlike our current Islamofascist enemies whose tribal mores and religious zealotry we can spot a mile away, Latin American terrorists can really hurt us.

The drug cartels and FARC have support structures and safe houses all across the United States in every city through the drug trade. We haven’t yet shut down our borders six years after 9/11, and terrorist operatives from Latin America can easily hide within our unregulated illegal immigrant population. Well, the merger between FARC and the drug cartels have already largely happened since 9/11 and there are links that tie Hugo Chavez to them as their ringleader. (See here and here.)

It seems like our solution so far to this very real threat is to stuff our heads in the sand and hope it all goes away because, you know, it’s really inconvenient.

We really have got to close our borders. And our Senate ain’t helping matters much.

The Russia Factor

What’s even more ominous is the omnipresence of Russia. Where there’s an enemy of the United States, there’s Russia selling them arms.

Under Chavez, Venezuela has recently purchased some $3 billion worth of arms from Russia, including 53 military helicopters, 100,000 Kalashnikov rifles, 24 SU-30 Sukhoi fighter jets.

Last week, Chavez said he is considering arms purchases, including submarines and a missile-equipped air defense system, as he prepares for a tour of Russia, Belarus and Iran.

“We are strengthening Venezuela’s military power precisely to avoid imperial aggressions and assure peace, not to attack anybody,” he said Sunday.

This report comes hot off the heels of Russia selling Syria highly advanced MiG-31 fighter jets, which many consider one of the best in the world.

Russia has “advisors” in Southern Lebanon during and after Hezbollah’s war with Israel in the summer of 2006. Russia had “advisors” in the Gaza Strip shortly before Hamas seized control from Fatah. Russia sells advanced nuclear weapons technology to China, (They’ve agree to sell China their new Topol-M missiles as well as other high-tech weaponry. They say that their new Topol-M missiles are capable of defeating any missile shield.) under the guise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Russia is also the nation building the nuclear reactors for Iran.

The list goes on and on. Given Putin’s declaration to resume the Cold War with the United States, one has to wonder about Russia’s intention.

Their recent, unprecedented cyber-attack on Estonia, which virtually shut down their entire country, doesn’t indicate Russian good will toward those they disagree with either.

Tentative Summation

We’re in deep kim-chi, and we’re talking about Paris Hilton.

Have a good day.

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