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Venezuelan Government Demands End to U.S. Occupations Following Supposed bin Laden Killing

May 3rd 2011

A U.S. Marine in Afghanistan points his weapon at two unidentified Afghan youth in Farah Province, southern Afghanistan (David F

Following the announcement by the U.S. government that its forces had supposedly killed Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda, in Pakistan, the Venezuelan government released an official statement, rejecting the use of “terror to fight terrorism”.

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Venezuelan Opposition and U.S. Use Accused Drug Trafficker Makled to Attack Venezuelan Government

Apr 5th 2011

Accused Venezuelan drug trafficker, Walid Makled, being interviewed on “Aqui y Ahora” as he awaits extradition to either Ven

More accusations by accused drug trafficker, Walid Makled, have led to mainstream media calling Venezuela a “drug state”, amidst a political struggle between the U.S. and Venezuela over Makled’s extradition.

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Colombia Planned Leaks to Link Chavez, Correa to FARC: WikiLeaks

Mar 24th 2011

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The Uribe administration in 2008 carefully planned the leaking of information from computers of killed FARC commander Raul Reyes to link Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa to the rebel group, diplomatic cables released Wednesday by WikiLeaks....The erroneous handling of these same computers led Colombian courts to reject them as evidence in a number of court cases.

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Causes Unknown in Explosion in Ammunitions Deposit

Feb 4th 2011

Venezuela's main ammunitions deposit, CAVIM, suffered a massive explosion on 30 January 2011 (Agencies).

The Venezuelan government is conducting a full investigation into the causes of a massive explosion in the country’s main ammunitions deposit, CAVIM, which occurred early Sunday morning and frightened residents in surrounding areas. President Chavez suspected sabotage of the facility may have been a factor in the dangerous incident

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Venezuela: U.S. Provokes Korean Conflict to “Perpetuate Military Hegemony in the Region”

Nov 27th 2010

Tuesday's artillery fire left fires burning on a South Korean island (EFE)

In an official statement released this week, the Venezuelan government accused the United States of provoking the conflict between North Korea and South Korea in order to further U.S. interests in the region.

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Venezuelan President Says OAS General Secretary Distorts Army Head’s Words on 2012 Elections

Nov 12th 2010

Henry Rangel (Minci)

Comments by Major General Henry Rangel, head of strategic operations of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB), on possible reactions by the people and the army following the 2012 presidential elections have been “distorted” by the international and national media as well as by Organisation of American States (OAS) General Secretary Jose Insulza, president Hugo Chavez said on Thursday.

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Venezuelan National Assembly to Eliminate Penalties for Not Registering with the Military

Oct 12th 2010

National Assembly legislators and military officials meet (NA website)

On Tuesday, the Venezuelan National Assembly took up discussion of a reform to the Law on Conscription and Military Service that would eliminate penalties for people who do not register with the military.

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SIPRI: Venezuela Led Latin America in Reducing Military Spending in 2009

Jun 4th 2010

Latin American military spending 1988-2009 (SIPRI)

The annual report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Wednesday revealed that Venezuela is the Latin American country that reduced its military spending the most in 2009, with 25% less than the year before.

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Venezuela Celebrates ‘Day of the Bolivarian Militias, the Armed People and the April Revolution’

Apr 14th 2010

Bolivarian Militias fill Avenida Bolivar in Caracas (Correo del Orinoco)

Venezuela celebrated eight years since a popular uprising defeated a U.S. backed coup against President Hugo Chavez in April 2002 with a swearing in ceremony of 35,000 new militia members denominated the “Day of the Bolivarian Militias, the Armed People and the April Revolution” in central Caracas, yesterday.

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Venezuela Creates Peasant Militias, Enacts Federal Government Council

Feb 22nd 2010

The new Peasant Militia in Venezuela (AP)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced the creation of a new Peasant Militia, which will form part of the national Bolivarian Armed Forces (FAB) and also enacted the new Law of the Federal Government Council.

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Russia to Build Rifle Factory and Sell Helicopters to Venezuela

Dec 1st 2009

On Monday, Russia’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Vladimir Zaemskiy, confirmed that Russia will assist Venezuela with the construction of a factory to produce Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifles and will sell fifty-three Mi-17 military helicopters to Venezuela.

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Venezuela Launches Military Operations on Border to Fight Drug Trafficking and Protect Coltan Reserve

Nov 7th 2009

Vice President and Defense Minister Ramon Carrizalez visiting the Coltan reserve on Thursday (YVKE)

On Thursday, Venezuela announced the expansion of military operations along its western border in order to fight drug trafficking and protect a recently discovered reserve of coltan from illegal mining.

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Colombia “Hands Over Its Sovereignty” to U.S. with Military Accord, Says Chavez

Nov 4th 2009

U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield (center left) and Colombian Foreign Relations Minister Jaime Bermudez (center right) signing the accord on October 30th (EFE)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Colombia became a “colony” when it granted the U.S. permission to expand its military presence in Colombian territory in an accord signed on October 30th, the details of which became public on Tuesday.

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Venezuela: Colombians Massacred Near Border Were Paramilitaries

Nov 2nd 2009

Venezuelan Vice President and Defence Minister Ramón Carrizalez (Aporrea)

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Venezuela: U.S. Criticisms of Venezuelan Arms Purchases Lack “Moral Weight”

Sep 16th 2009

Venezuelan Foreign Relations Minister Nicolas Maduro (Ministry Website)
In response to the United States's criticisms of Venezuela's recent arms purchases from Russia, Venezuelan Foreign Relations Minister Nicolás Maduro said the purchases were a sovereign decision and that the U.S.'s criticisms "have no political or moral weight."  

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