While President Bush practiced how to say border security for his speech last night, the U.S. State Department imposed military sanctions against Venezuela citing concerns over Caracas’ ties with Iran and Cuba, considered state sponsors of terrorism. The sanctions include a ban in arm sales and technology transfers to Venezuela. Eric Watnik, a spokesman for the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs said:

We are certifying to Congress that Venezuela is not fully cooperating with US anti-terrorism efforts.

Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez responded to the santions by saying the policy was :…

a demonstration of the empire’s policy against Earth’s smaller countries.

Chavez made assurances however that he would not order to suspend oil exports to the United States.

I’m waiting for the report to come out that says that the U.S. will be supplying arms to rebels against Chavez. Can you say history repeating itself?

Via / Yahoo