Douglas MacKinnon has a great commentary in today's Washington Times on Hugo Chavez, America's greatest backyard threat. Judging from the following paragraph, you'll probably concur the same:
What acts define Mr. Chavez as a terrorist? Since first coming to power in 1998, Mr. Chavez has openly courted and met with terrorist leaders from around the world. He just hosted the mullahs of Iran and joined them in denouncing the United States. His mentor for life and role model is Cuba's Fidel Castro. He has imported thousands of Cuban intelligence agents to spy on and terrorize his own people. He openly supports, harbors, and bankrolls the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) of Colombia. He is trying to destabilize the presidency of U.S. ally Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. He bankrolls and exports terrorism throughout Latin America. He has welcomed al Qaeda operatives into Venezuela and given them refuge. And finally, he has named President Bush and the United States as the sworn enemies of his "revolution."I just hope the leadership at State has their eye and finger on this growing threat before it jumps up and bites us on the leg. I'm suspecting there's great talk between Secretary Rumsfeld and the various South American defense ministers during his tour of the area on the Commandante.
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