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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.

Venezuela's Bolivarian Militias will be incorporated into its National Armed Forces, Venezuelan Defense Minister Gen. Gustavo Rangel said Dec. 14....

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