Venezuela deports left-wing 'rebels' to Colombia

 Venezuela has deported three suspected leftist rebels in Colombia. Colombia says that one belongs to the FARC rebel group, while the other two allegedly belonging to the ELN. The deportation came a day after Colombia agreed to extradite a drug suspect, Walid Makled, Venezuela, rather than the United States. The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has expressed concern that a trial in the U.S .by the Venezuelan nationality may be used to falsely implicate the government in drug trafficking.Relations between Chavez and his then counterpart, Mr. Uribe, including tightened.However, tensions have decreased significantly since the August opening of the current president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos 
18 november 2010 BBC