Venezuela Looking At Aruba And The Antilles? -- ARES/Aviation Week
Galrahn from the indispensable Information Dissemination blog emailed yesterday with some more information about Venezuela's strategic interests in the Caribbean, following up on an earlier Ares post about why the country's president Hugo Chavez might launch military action against Aruba and the Antilles.
For both countries, the main interest in public from Venezuela is due to Venezuela's real problem in refinery capacity. There are actually two problems. First, the lack of international investment, which is why almost all of their oil exports go to the US, Netherlands Antilles, or Aruba. Second, Venezuela produces dirty, heavy crude and it costs a lot to get and refine.
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More News on Venezuela's Relations With Aruba And The Antilles
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez is again accusing the Netherlands of being involved in plans to attack his country. -- Radio Netherlands
The government of the Netherlands Antilles has announced the last-minute cancellation of a visit by a delegation from Venezuela -- Radio Netherlands
Venezuela renews Aruba accusations -- Radio Netherlands
Venezuela Protests to US Over Alleged Violation of Airspace -- Voice of America
Venezuela urges the Netherlands to refrain from US-led military aggression -- El Universal
Netherlands Rejects Venezuelan Accusations -- Voice of America
Pentagon Denies U.S. Warplane Entered Venezuela Air Space -- Latin American Herald Tribune
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