Colombia rules out war as Latin left forms front - Yahoo! News
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A leftist Latin American alliance formed around Ecuador and Venezuela on Thursday, isolating their U.S.-backed neighbor Colombia, which said the dispute over its bombing of rebels on Ecuadorean soil would not end in war.
Leaders crisscrossed the region putting diplomatic pressure on Colombian President Alvaro Uribe after his forces bombed rebels inside Ecuador during the weekend.
With governments worldwide, including the United States, calling for a negotiated solution, Colombia downplayed fears over what would be the first military conflict between Latin America nations in more than a decade.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who says socialism can unite South America against “U.S. imperialism,” jumped into the dispute during the weekend after feuding for months with Colombia over his efforts at mediating the release rebel-held hostages.
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