Check this quote out

CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez defended Colombia's leftist rebels as armies — not terrorists — on Friday, a day after triumphantly mediating the release of two of their hundreds of hostages.

Well that about says it all is he kidding!!!!

updated 6:22 p.m. ET, Fri., Jan. 11, 2008

CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez defended Colombia's leftist rebels as armies — not terrorists — on Friday, a day after triumphantly mediating the release of two of their hundreds of hostages.
Chavez urged the international community to remove the rebels from lists of terrorist groups, saying the only way out of Colombia's bloody conflict is to recognize their political aims.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the National Liberation Army "are not terrorists, they are true armies ... They must be recognized," Chavez said.



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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22613656/

No surprise. Hugito has been supporting and harboring FARC since he took over. Bet he wants to keep the AUC on the terrorist org list though.