CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hardened his tone on Saturday in a diplomatic dispute with Colombia, which he accuses of plotting an invasion, and warned any attack would be met with force. Chavez, a former soldier, repeated a claim that Colombia was planning to invade neighbouring Venezuela and said he would soon test the firepower of Russian-built fighter jets.
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[meanwhile...]
RAF forced to borrow planes
The RAF is being forced to borrow American spy planes and paint roundels on them to replace its fleet of Nimrod R1 signals intelligence aircraft. The crews of the US Rivet Joint spy planes masquerading as RAF aircraft will not even be totally British with US personnel expected to take control on some missions. The move was forced by a Ministry of Defense (MoD) cash crisis that rules out the money for a replacement aircraft for the Nimrod R1.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Chavez hardens tone in dispute with Colombia
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