we need a sweep of anything related to current bilateral relations b/t colombia and venezuela

Chvez is facing accusations that his government has gone well beyond assisting the FARC. Documents seized from two subversive groups, along with information provided by former Colombian guerrillas, suggest that Venezuela facilitated training sessions between the FARC and ETA, a separatist group in Spain. (link)Spanish authorities have asked Chvezs government to extradite those accused terrorism and conspiracy to commit murder against a Venezuelan government official and dozens of members of FARC and ETA, but so far Venezuela has not responded to the international warrant. Chvez has denied any links says he has nothing to explain. (link)

A Colombian newspaper disclosed a report issued by the Colombian intelligence agency according to which training camps are based in the states of Apure, Monagas, and Aragua. They allegedly accommodate members of Basque terrorist group ETA, some Iranian groups, and members of FARCs Front 59 (link)Five Colombians face espionage and sabotage charges after Venezuelan officials accused them of spying on and tampering with the nation's power grid. Chavez believes they were involved in an effort to sabotage Venezuela's electrical grid to worsen the country's energy crisis. (link)Venezuela Tuesday detained 19 Colombians, who were allegedly "caught red-handed" carrying rifles. The police report said that the Colombians "were indiscriminately cutting down trees and vegetation in the zone. Tensions have escalated due to reported cases of Colombian citizens being targeted by Venezuelan authorities. Uribe said,"We can not allow Colombians to be persecuted for their nationality." (link) The Venezuelan police have opened files against two men, one Colombian, for using the country as route when trafficking cocaine from Colombia to the island of Aruba. (link)Colombias DAS security service has received 48 Colombian citizens deported from neighboring Venezuela, including two accused of espionage. Some of the deportees said they were tricked by Venezuelan immigration authorities. (link)Chvez said a vote for Juan Manuel Santos -- the former defense minister responsible for the March 2008 raid on the FARC camp -- would damn Colombian-Venezuelan relationship and could even lead to war. (link)Hugo Chavez is trying to prevent former Colombian defense minister Juan Santos from getting elected president, to replace popular president Uribe. Chavez is making threats -- to completely halt trade with Colombia if Santos is elected -- and supporting those who oppose Santos inside Colombia. (link) US oil company Chevron ships between 50 and 200 million cubic feet of Colombian gas to Venezuela, as the 6 billion cubic feet of gas per day produced by Venezuela fail to meet domestic demand. Therefore, Venezuela is importing gas from Colombia. (link)The Colombian government described as serious the interference of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Colombias electoral process, following his criticism of presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos, who he said was a danger to the peace of the continent. (link)Colombia is accusing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of intervention, and Venezuela responded that it is being pulled onto the Colombian campaign trail against its will. (link) A councilor from the Colombian city of Puerto Santander was among three unidentified suspects arrested in Venezuela during a raid that led to the seizure of nearly one ton of marijuana. (link)Colombian presidential candidate Antanas Mockus said that, if elected, he will seek to normalize trade ties with Venezuela and use diplomacy to resolve bilateral frictions that have intensified under current President Alvaro Uribe. (link)Venezuela has announced the suspension of foreign exchange transactions in bonds and speaks of possible economic war after the seizure of counterfeit bolvares and false dollars in Colombia. (link)