Western Hemisphere
US National Security Adviser James Jones accused Venezuela on Thursday of tolerating the actions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels on its territory, and advocated the ongoing negotiations with the government of Álvaro Uribe to use seven military bases in Colombia.

In an interview published on Thursday by the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo, the US National Security Adviser, who ended a two-day official visit to Brasilia, warned that "it is not acceptable" that some countries allow that their borders "are used as bases to attack another sovereign country in the region."

"We know, with some certainty, that significant elements of the FARC are acting inside the Venezuelan borders, and the government of this country has not made considerable efforts to fight against them. This situation has contributed to cause unrest in Colombia," the retired general said, as reported by DPA.