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Venezuela: Chavez's Insurance Policy
Dec 14, 2007 | 19:32 GMT

Hugo Chavez waving
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Summary
Venezuela's Bolivarian Militias will be incorporated into its National Armed Forces, Venezuelan Defense Minister Gen. Gustavo Rangel said Dec. 14. The move, while accompanied by anti-imperial rhetoric, fits perfectly into Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's political insurance policy.
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