Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez sent a new message to his Colombian counterpart Álvaro Uribe, warning him to "put the spokespersons of war, the spokespersons of the empire, such as your Defense Minister (Juan Manuel Santos) in a safe place."

Chávez was rejecting Santos's statements that an attack the Colombian Army launched against a camp of the rebel Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) in Ecuadorian territory was a lawful action.

"I am calling upon the President of Colombia because it was hard to regain peace. We made a modest contribution, by talking to other presidents... We want peace for South America. We do not want Kosovo, Vietnam, or Palestine to be replicated here. We want peace," Chávez stressed.

"President Uribe, do not let the trends of warmongering and intervention lead you. Let us respect the sovereignty of our peoples. We do not want an escalation of tensions among us, but the Defense Minister's remarks are straining Colombian relations with Venezuela, Ecuador, and other neighboring countries again."
 
Regarding a personal computer allegedly belonging to the FARC's number two man Luis Edgar Devia, alias Raúl Reyes, who killed in the attack in Ecuador, Chávez ironically commented: "It would be no surprise that in this computer they may find a picture of (Osama) Bin Laden with me or (FARC top leader Manuel) Marulanda, (Cuban ex President) Fidel Castro, and (Bolivian President) Evo Morales. They will find anything they want in this computer, but both the CIA and their intelligence agencies are behind this."