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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (8) Video Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Migrants sell up, flee Arizona ahead of crackdown 25 Jul 2010 N Dakota, Alaska lead US job creation, study says 26 Jul 2010 Russia attacks Iran's verbal assault on Medvedev 26 Jul 2010 Europe's prospects brighten as U.S. fades 25 Jul 2010 Examiner finds evidence of "dishonesty" in Tribune sale 1:18am EDT Short Stocks: Bets build against YRC, Marvell 26 Jul 2010 Home sales surge in June with inventory at 42-year low | Video 26 Jul 2010 Obama asks Senate to pass bill on ad disclosure 26 Jul 2010 UK Stocks -- Factors to watch on Tuesday July 27 2:00am EDT Antarctic octopuses found with cold-resistant venom 22 Jul 2010 Migrants sell up, flee Arizona ahead of crackdown 25 Jul 2010 N Dakota, Alaska lead US job creation, study says 26 Jul 2010 Filmmaker Oliver Stone slammed for anti-Semitism 26 Jul 2010 Where would you invest a million dollars? 22 May 2009 Fibromyalgia comes with a suicide risk: study 16 Jul 2010 "Darth Vader" strikes NY bank | Video 23 Jul 2010 Pub lets clients drink between the lines 26 Jul 2010 Flipboard raises $10 million for iPad magazine app 26 Jul 2010 Thrifty faithful hurts U.S. churches: survey 31 Mar 2010 Scientists inch towards finding "God particle" | Video 26 Jul 2010 Chavez beefs up border troops in Colombia spat Digg This Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Related News Analysis: Chavez uses Colombia feud and oil threat before vote 1:01am EDT Related Topics World » Related Video Chavez threatens to cut US oil Mon, Jul 26 2010 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrives at Simon Bolivar's tomb in Caracas July 24, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Jorge Silva By Javier Faria SAN CRISTOBAL | Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:02am EDT SAN CRISTOBAL Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela said it beefed up its troop presence along the border with Colombia as its neighbor's incoming finance minister vowed on Monday to restore trade between the feuding Andean nations. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez broke off diplomatic ties with Colombia last week, bringing the countries' troubled relations to a new low after Bogota alleged that his government allowed leftist Colombian rebels to operate bases there. Chavez, a leftist former soldier whose popularity has been slipping ahead of legislative elections next month, called the charges a "hoax" and an excuse for Colombia to launch a U.S.-backed invasion he says would start a "100-year war." The United States on Monday said it had no intention of taking military action against Venezuela. Venezuela met with United Nations' Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to explain its position. About 1,000 National Guard soldiers arrived in the border region over the weekend and were reinforcing posts along the 1,375-mile (2,200-km) long frontier, said Franklin Marquez, a regional commander for the National Guard. "We have a reinforcement of 980 to 1,000 troops for the protection of the border, but there are no unusual operations; we are staying on alert," Marquez said. The border region has remained calm and most analysts believe a military clash is unlikely between the nations, which have often squabbled over border security and guerrillas. But border skirmishes are possible in a volatile region plagued by clashing ideologies and drug trafficking. The United States urged Chavez, an outspoken standard-bearer for socialism and anti-U.S. sentiment in Latin America, to address Colombia's charges that 1,500 Colombian rebels are camped out in Venezuela. "We have no intention of engaging a military action against Venezuela," U.S. State Department spokesman Phillip Crowley told reporters on Monday. "Rather than posturing, it would be much more constructive for Venezuela to engage directly, answer these questions." Chavez responded on Sunday by threatening to cut off Venezuela's oil supplies to the United States if Colombia attacks. But analysts say that would be a devastating blow for Venezuela's economy, which is already shrinking and suffering from 30 percent annual inflation. Bilateral trade with Colombia, once at $7 billion annually, has plummeted since Chavez ordered a freeze on trade last year to protest a deal allowing U.S. forces to use Colombian bases. BORDER TRADE HIT Jose Rozo, the president of a business group in the border state of Tachira, said cross-border trade in several frontier towns had plunged by about 60 percent in the past three days. "A rise in troops levels on the border isn't justified; it is only hurting the residents here," said Cesar Perez Vivas, the opposition governor of Tachira. "We have reports that 20,000 jobs have been lost because of this breaking of ties with Colombia." Outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe triggered the latest spat with his long-time leftist foe Chavez when he accused him of allowing outlawed Colombian guerrillas to operate bases inside Venezuelan territory. Colombia presented photos, videos and maps to the Organization of American States to back its charges. President-elect Juan Manuel Santos will take over from Uribe on August 7 and is expected to work to salvage trade and diplomatic ties, although he shares the current president's conservative views and suspicion of Chavez. Uribe, at Santos' request, replaced Colombia's military chief Fredy Padilla with Admiral Edgar Celis on Monday. Padilla was widely expected to retire at the transition of governments next month. The change was not expected to usher in military policies much different from those of Uribe, who is popular for his U.S.-backed crackdown on leftist insurgents. Like Santos, Padilla has an outstanding arrest order issued against him by an Ecuadorean court for the 2008 bombing of a Colombian rebel camp on Ecuador's side of the border. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and other regional leaders are due to visit Caracas prior to Santos' inauguration, which Chavez will not attend. Venezuela's ambassador to the U.N., Jorge Valero, said he had rejected an offer from Ban to help resolve the feud. "We said that those lamentable realities had to be treated bilaterally," Valero said, adding he hoped Santos would not lend himself to the warmongering plans of Uribe and the United States. Santos has been muted about the latest rift with Caracas, but his incoming finance minister said on Monday that one of the new government's top priorities would be re-establishing trade. Juan Carlos Echeverry said the priority would be "re-establishing a major part of commerce in the shortest possible time." Colombia's office of the presidency said in a statement on Monday that the government was studying ways to help affected areas, including reducing requirements for free-trade zones and alleviating taxes. Colombia's trade ministry said Bogota was studying ways to help affected areas, including making requirements for investing in free trade zones in four frontier states more flexible, and temporarily reducing the IVA tax. Colombia's central bank estimates that exports to Venezuela will fall to $1.2 billion this year from $4 billion in 2009 and more than $6 billion in 2008. (Additional reporting by Nelson Bocanegra and Jack Kimball; Writing by Stuart Grudgings; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel and Stacey Joyce) World Comments See All Comments (8) | Post Comment Jul 26, 2010 8:43pm EDT *rubs hands together* Now no one can stop us from taking pictures of the rebels! THeRmoNukE Report As Abusive Jul 26, 2010 9:43pm EDT I wouldn’t put it pass the US to instigate a war between the two countries and kill two birds with one stone. Gives the US an opportunity to divide and conquer and then go in and steal in the dead of the night with their eyes wide open. Oil on one side and drugs on the other. Team up Noriega and North, a great combination. Dennis6900 Report As Abusive Jul 26, 2010 9:58pm EDT Chavez is a cheap two bit thug that will do anything, say anything, and invent any situation he can to try and keep his blood stained fists wrapped around what has turned into a throne that governs a once great country. Venezuela, at one time was taken seriously as a country that wanted to enjoy democracy and work with other powers to insure stability in the region. Now, sadly it has been steam rolled by this sociopathic dictator.. America should support Bogata all the way on this one and hopefully … the oppressed peoples of Venezula can find the courage to unite and retake their country jerico911 Report As Abusive Jul 26, 2010 9:58pm EDT Chavez is a cheap two bit thug that will do anything, say anything, and invent any situation he can to try and keep his blood stained fists wrapped around what has turned into a throne that governs a once great country. Venezuela, at one time was taken seriously as a country that wanted to enjoy democracy and work with other powers to insure stability in the region. Now, sadly it has been steam rolled by this sociopathic dictator.. America should support Bogata all the way on this one and hopefully … the oppressed peoples of Venezula can find the courage to unite and retake their country jerico911 Report As Abusive Jul 26, 2010 11:43pm EDT Who says Chavez is worth two bits? russll Report As Abusive Jul 27, 2010 12:04am EDT If the US gets involved it will only be another Guatemala. Thanks united fruit company, aka chiquita banana for getting congress and the military to destroy that country! And all because the legit leader wanted to give unused land that was owned by the united fruit company to citizen of Guatemala, aka peasants that had nothing. Well we can’t have some other country looking out for its citizens at a US corporation’s expense. Lets have another go at South America and set up sham presidencies so we can control land south of the border forever. We can’t have riches without the poor to back them. Shame on the USA. shameOnCorps Report As Abusive Jul 27, 2010 1:36am EDT Amen shameOnCorps. You soothe my poor soul, assaulted as it is from reading the chauvinism of the comments on such articles as these. Rfairb Report As Abusive Jul 27, 2010 3:31am EDT Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez’s denying that he is allowing leftist insurgents who have terrorized Columbia to operate in his country are about as believable as Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s denials that his regime is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Maybe the new Columbian president should respond by offering to support Venezuelan dissidents and help them overthrow Chavez. Starchild Report As Abusive See All Comments (8) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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