I knew the nicey-nice between President Uribe of Colombia and dictator Hugo Chavez of Venezuela was fake. The spat they had over Colombian bounty hunters snatching FARC terrorists from Venezuelan streets was just a prelude. Today, a new incident happened. Venezuelan troops, seeking ‘gas smugglers,’ actually crossed the border into Colombia and occupied a little Colombian village for several hours, abusing the villagers. This is no bounty hunter incident, this is a bona fide military invasion. And probably a practice run for a real invasion, because Colombia is a country that Hugo Chavez, along with Fidel Castro, has long had designs on.

It’s also a strike against Colombia’s ally, the U.S.

Hugo Chavez’s policy of rhetorical confrontation has been a failure. Now, he hopes to confront the U.S. through Colombia – right when Donald Rumsfeld is on tour in South America.

It looks dangerous. Read the whole thing here.