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Venezuelan / Colombian Tensions

Colombian forces killed a FARC rebel leader in Ecuador a few days ago, causing regional tensions to mount. Now, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is moving troops to the border with Colombia. What does this all mean?

Colombian forces killed a FARC rebel leader in Ecuador a few days ago, causing regional tensions to mount. Now, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is moving troops to the border with Colombia. What does this all mean?

Guests:

Harley Shaiken, professor and director of the Center for Latin American Studies at UC Berkeley

Alvaro Vargas Llosa, senior fellow at the Independent Institute, a non-profit, non-partisan research organization

John Otis, South America bureau chief for the Houston Chronicle

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