There’s great concern in Venezuela that this agreement and an increased US military presence in Colombia could be used to threaten neighbors in the region, author and attorney Eva Golinger told RT.

“And one of the issues that is of most concern is the fact that both the US and Colombia have been unwilling to reveal the terms of the agreement,” Golinger added.

Colombia, Bogotá: An unidentified US military officer (C) passes between two Colombian soldiers in combat gear on watch at the entrance of the Foreign Ministry on October 30, 2009, in Bogota. (AFP Photo / Rodrigo Arangua)