I have been watching with great interest the events unfolding recently in Colombia and Venezuela, where following a raid on a rebel camp of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) a laptop computer was retrieved which confirmed active links between this group and the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. Among other partners and allies, this discovery presents a problematic challenge to Moscow, which has for years enjoyed a preferential relationship with Chávez while dealing millions in arms to their military.