BY BERNARDO ALVAREZ HERRERA, CAROLINA BARCO
Venezuela's and Colombia's ambassadors to the United States tell their sides of an increasingly tense story. Nearly two decades after the global arms race of the Cold War ended, many Latin America watchers today are worried about a new military standoff: between Colombia and Venezuela. As before, Washington is integral to the debate.
Tensions on both sides of the border have run high for several years, but a joint U.S.-Colombia military cooperation agreement signed on Oct. 30 seems to have escalated them to new heights. Critics of the agreement, including Venezuelan officials, accuse the United States of imperial ambitions, while Colombia defends its decision as a means to combat drug trafficking and terrorism.
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http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/12/08/latin_americas_new_cold_war_an_fp_debate
