Venezuela: Chavez Deflects Bazookagate Blame by Threatening Colombia

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Tensions between the neighboring South American nations also have been heightened over Colombia's disclosure that three Swedish-made anti-tank weapons found at a rebel camp last year had been purchased by Venezuela's military.

Chavez has accused Colombia of acting irresponsibly in its accusation that the anti-tank rocket launchers sold to Venezuela in 1988 were obtained by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Sweden confirmed the weapons were originally sold to Venezuela's military.

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Colombia: Strong Support for Uribe 3rd Term

Would you support or oppose allowing Álvaro Uribe to run for president for a third consecutive time?

Support	62.44%
Oppose	34.18%
Not sure	3.38%

Source: Datexco/Opinómetro
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,015 Colombian adults in 15 cities, conducted in November 2008. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

Colombia: Uribe has 77% Support

Do you support Álvaro Uribe’s re-election?

	Jul. 2008	Apr. 2008
Support	77%	66%
Oppose	23%	34%

If these were the candidates in the next presidential election, who would you vote for?

Álvaro Uribe	72%
Íngrid Betancourt	9%
Sergio Fajardo	3%
Antanas Mockus	3%
Other / Not sure	13%

Source: CNC / Semana
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,151 Colombian adults, conducted in early July 2008. Margin of error is 2.9 per cent.

FARC Terrorists Have Friends in 'Humanitarian' Places

Left-wing NGOs have made undermining the Colombian government's credibility a priority for many years. A 2003 internal report from the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá titled "A Closer Look at Human Rights Statistics" confirmed as much. It found that NGO analyses – for example by the Jesuit-founded Center for Popular Research and Education known as Cinep – of the human-rights environment contained a heavy bias against the government while granting a wide berth to guerrillas.
—Wall Street Journal

Venezuelan Citizens Don't Want War With Colombia

Would you support a war against Colombia for political reasons?

Yes	2%
No	89%
Not sure	9%

Do you think the Colombia guerrilla is a terrorist organization?

Yes	69%
No	20%
Not sure	11%

Source: Varianzas y Opinión
Methodology: Interviews with 1,200 Venezuelan adults, conducted from Feb. 27 to Mar. 2, 2008. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.

Colombia: March Against Killing

Colombia: Uribe Very Popular

Do you approve or disapprove of Álvaro Uribe’s performance as president?

	Nov. 2007	Sept. 2007	Jul. 2007
Approve	78%	73%	66%
Disapprove	19%	20%	27%

Source: Gallup
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,000 Colombian adults in the cities of Bogotá, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla, conducted from Nov. 9 to Nov. 11, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Colombians Against Release of FARC Terrorists

Do you agree or disagree with freeing the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fighters who are currently in jail?

Yes	12.2%
No	72.8%
Not sure	15.1%

Source: Yanhaas
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 600 likely Colombian voters in the cities of Barranquilla, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali and Medellin, conducted on Jun. 2, 2006. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

Colombia: Uribe Extremely Popular

Do you approve or disapprove of Álvaro Uribe’s performance as president?

	Feb. 2007	Dec. 2006	Oct. 2006
Approve	73%	70%	70%
Disapprove	22%	24%	24%

Source: Gallup
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,000 Colombian adults in the cities of Bogotá, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla, conducted from Feb. 7 to Feb. 10, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Colombia: Free Trade With US Greatly Favored

Do you support of oppose the ratification of a free trade agreement with the United States?

Support	53.6%
Oppose	29.7%
Not sure	16.7%

Source: YanHaas / RCN
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 600 likely Colombian voters in the cities of Barranquilla, Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali and Medellin, conducted on Apr. 12, 2006. Margin of error is 5 per cent.