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Venezuela's Maduro sends military to fight crime in Caracas streets
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/14/us-venezuela-crime-idUSBRE94D01120130514(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday sent some 3,000 troops into the streets of the capital of Caracas to crack down on rampant crime that has made the OPEC nation one of the most dangerous in the world.
The "Secure Fatherland" plan is a new effort to lower violent crime following close to 20 similar attempts during the 14-year rule of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez.
"Our armed forces are taking the streets to protect the people," Maduro said in a speech to military police and troops that was carried live on state television.
"I call on you to serve your country. It must be more than just patrolling. It must a commitment of conscience, passion, and love."
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Venezuela is militarizing crime fighting just as Honduras is as JL noted in an earlier post. Those two countries have the hightest murder rates in the world according to the UN recent report. The Venezuela effort seems to have failed since this effort was announced last year and the country's homicide rate still rose. Not sure about Honduras yet.