http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/10/america/LA-Russia-Venezuela-Bombers.php
Russian bombers land in Venezuela
Russian Tupolev-160 plane, archive photo
The Tu-160s will stay for several days
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says two Russian bombers have arrived in the country to carry out training flights.
The Russian Air Force said the bombers would be based in Venezuela for several days and fly over neutral waters.
Earlier this week Russia confirmed that it would send a Navy squadron and long- range patrol planes for joint exercises with Venezuela in November.
Mr Chavez has developed close relations with Moscow, including the purchase of Russian arms and co-operation on oil.
Hugo Chavez announced that two Tu-160 bombers would carry out manoeuvres, saying that it was part of a move towards a "multi-polar world".
"I'm going to fly one of those beasts," he joked.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Chavez: Ready to fly
"The Yankee hegemony is finished," he added.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24334616-29277,00.html
VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez expelled the US envoy to Caracas today and threatened to halt crude exports to the US on a day he highlighted the recent arrival of two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers.
Mr Chavez today ordered US ambassador Patrick Duddy to leave the country within 72 hours, in a move he described as an act of solidarity with Venezuela's ally Bolivia, which also expelled its US envoy.
"Starting at this moment the Yankee ambassador in Caracas has 72 hours to leave Venezuela," Mr Chavez said at a public event in the port city of Puerto Cabello, 120km west of Caracas.
He said it was "in solidarity" with the leftist government of President Evo Morales in Bolivia, which yesterday ordered the US ambassador to La Paz to leave.
Washington late today expelled Bolivia's ambassador to the US.
Mr Chavez then threatened to halt the supply of oil to the US, its main client, if Washington attacks his Government.
"If there is any aggression towards Venezuela" from Washington, "there would be no oil for the people of the United States," said Mr Chavez, who used coarse expletives to disparage the US Government.
Also today Mr Chavez announced that his Government had uncovered a coup plot hatched by active and retired military officers, which he said had tacit US approval.
Do we REALLY want to play these games?
I want to personally put my foot of the asses of both Palin and Mccain.