Colombian contract killer detailing an alleged $25 million plot to kill Hugo Chavez

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/09/2009926105146717728.html

Al Jazeera has obtained exclusive footage of a Colombian contract killer detailing an alleged $25 million plot to kill Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president.

Geovanny Velasquez Zambrano says the money was offered by Manuel Rosales, one of Chavez's main political rivals, during a secret meeting in 1999.

A Colombian paramilitary group took up the offer, according to Zambrano.

Chavez has long said there is a plot by Colombia to kill him, and relations between the two countries are tense.

Francisco Dominguez, head of the Centre of Brazil and Latin American Studies at UK's Middlesex University, told Al Jazeera that so far, it has been impossible for Chavez's opponents to bring him down by political means.

"He's very popular. He's lost one of 16 elections only. So if anyone is desperate to get rid of him, the
one neat mechanism to get rid of him would be assassination," Dominquez said.

"Chavez is pretty justified in thinking this guy's claims [Zambrano] were credible. It is credible that Rosales could have offered $25 million."

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• Hugo
• Chavez
• Colombia
• Paramilitares
• Manuel
• Rosales
• Caracas
• Bogota

[nakabr]

an easy way to provoke war in south america. Stage an assassination attempt against Chavez. Now with the 7 military bases in Colombia for the Yankees....lets see what happens.

[laossic]

tambien tiene que ahora existir paramilitares colombianos en el ecuador para tratar de matar a correa

[MrMrtupaco]

@Tamtumergo oje yo soy de alemania y para nosotros todo que representa el sur de america es violencia , drogadictos , kidnapping ,basura , lo uniquo bonito es el pais pero la gente que vive aja son monos . ve yo hablo espanol , ingles , aleman y ustedes ,ensename un mexicano que habla otro idioma , ustedes son raza de poco valor por eso el hombre blanco siempre va a ser superior y si dices que eso no es cierto , ya cuantos anos somos adelantes ?? desde que existe el mundo !!

[RAIZEDBYWOLVEZ]

@Tamtumergo big difference between osama and chavez my friend..chavez makes public appearences and his whereabouts are known..and for the record fuck fox news too... 2 brain cells huh? you sound ignorant insulting me like that but thats okay because youtube is full off clowns like you. have a nice day fuck face.

[joderchaval]

@Tamtumergo doesnt really matter what country ur coming from and i really dont give a shit where ur from or who ur ancestors were, the fact is that every word you mention is packed with resentment. i certainly can understand and learn to live with all the injustices in the world, hoping for the best. chavez, evo whatever the fuck or fidel castro.. and all those communist tropical clowns that label themselves as "socialists" do not exactly represent any type of hope or prosperity you ignorant mex

[Tamtumergo]

@laossic Ten cuidado con hacer amenazas, si esto mismo lo hicieras en E.U. en contra del Presidente ya estarias en Guantanamo indefinidamente....

[Tamtumergo]

@RAIZEDBYWOLVEZ Thousands of troops in Afaganistan are still looking for OSama. Your logic is limited as is your 2 brain cells. Think for yourself, don't let FOX "the fair and unbalance" tell you how to think"

[Tamtumergo]

@joderchaval Joder no puedo insultar a mis antepasados espanoles, pero seguramente tu eres un aborto que rego Hitler cuando paso por Espana a visitar a otro engendro del mal que era Franco. Te refieres con desden a las clases trabajadoras sin tomar en cuenta que son ellos quienes te dan de tragar y te limpian el trasero. Mis abuelos son espanoles vascos y yo soy ciudadano norteamericano. Mis padres son mexicanos. Y muy probablemente suenas con ser realeza cuando muy seguramente eres un mediocre.

[Tamtumergo]

@joderchaval Y sin duda tu eres uno de esos venezolanos blancos racistas que se quedo fuera de su mansion. Y claro prefiere que se gasten los petrodolares entre los oligarcas de Venezuela. En MX decimos: de que mueren los quemados? -De ardor!

[RAIZEDBYWOLVEZ]

@tmarpe i think i might be able to with an AR15.

[RAIZEDBYWOLVEZ]

@platanorico86 chavez is a thug,and a communist. i cant wait till he gets WHACKED!!!!!!