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Caracas flight stoned in Bolivia
The Washington Times ^ | Martin Arostegui

Posted on 12/11/2007 11:02:11 AM PST by river rat

CARACAS, Venezuela — A mysterious Venezuelan air force flight came under attack from vigilantes when it touched down last week at an airfield in northern Bolivia amid fears that the transport plane was delivering weapons.

Suspicions were only deepened when officials confirmed that a Venezuelan banking official on board the flight had been carrying a briefcase stuffed with $160,000 in cash.

The airfield, at Riberalta, is located near a Bolivian uranium-mining area, adding to long-standing suspicions that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is trying to purchase uranium from his Latin American neighbor for transshipment to Iran.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2007; 200712; bolivia; boliviairan; chavez; iranbolivia; iranvenezuela; morales; riberalta; uranium; uraniummine; venezuela; venezuelairan
My, my, my.......the plot thickens.... Just last week, the military threatened Chavez...now this..

This fat Communist is overdue for a whacking...

1 posted on 12/11/2007 11:02:11 AM PST by river rat
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To: river rat

"Man, we need to go to Boliva, man"
2 posted on 12/11/2007 11:05:06 AM PST by Rb ver. 2.0 (Global warming is the new Marxism.)
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To: river rat

Send in Joe Wilson. He’ll bury the story right quick.


3 posted on 12/11/2007 11:09:36 AM PST by NonValueAdded (Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
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To: Rb ver. 2.0
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4 posted on 12/11/2007 11:11:49 AM PST by JRios1968 (Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
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To: river rat

"We need to go to Bolivia, Butch."

5 posted on 12/11/2007 11:12:58 AM PST by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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To: river rat

Send in Joe Kennedy.....seems they are pals from the oil ad I viewed today


6 posted on 12/11/2007 11:22:12 AM PST by CGASMIA68
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