Venezuela plans a 'guerrilla army' against US invasion

[Zorro]

Venezuela is training a "guerrilla army" aiming to be a million strong by 2013 to fight off a possible US invasion, an opposition lawmaker said Sunday.

"Plan Sucre" -- apparently crafted with input from close ally and fellow US foe Cuba -- covers the legal, logistical and other angles necessary to "transform a professional army into a guerrilla army," Representative Maria Corina Machado told El Universal newspaper.

The former presidential candidate said she had obtained a copy of the plan, printed by an institution affiliated with the national army.

"The strategic objective is to build a new Bolivarian military doctrine" that would prepare Venezuela to be successful in a prolonged popular war against "the empire," or the United States, Machado said, citing the document.

More at: http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-plans-guerrilla-army-against-us-invasion-225507615.html?_esi=1

[ProgressiveProfessor]

1. Yet another shiny distraction?

Chavez is short and after he dies, what happens in Venezuela is going to be interesting.

[Fawks121]

2. Interesting...

I'm saddened by war in any sense, however, considering the United States' imperialistic objectives in third world nations
and their mission to control the politics of that nation to continue our comfortable, capitalistic lifestyle, I have to
say that I am not surprised that this is happening, just like the economic failure of our country, it was only a matter
of time. Life is going to change for Americans drastically soon, and I really don't want to be here when all the bull
under the rug that we have yet to deal with as a people surfaces. Oh, what an ugly sight that will be...

[Judi Lynn]

3. It's sad that Americans didn't seem to wonder why, when Nixon went to Caracas in 1958,

people surrounded his car to protest his presence, they were angry at the U.S. If they did wonder, probably their propaganda-clogged minds told them, just as right wingers claim today, everyone is "jealous" because the U.S. is so prosperous, and "free".

Thanks to our corporate media, the public has always remained completely clueless about U.S. as through the eyes of people in other countries. There's been a spectacular lack of curiousity.

Fortunately, as time progresses, more and more U.S. Americans are awakening, making an effort to work toward the truth, and share what they've learned with others in their daily lives.

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[Bacchus4.0]

4. Chavez has been arming the militias for years now who are in turn responsible for much of the crime

in the country particularly the astronomical murder rate. Chavez has also been stating that the US is going to invade for years now.

The real purpose of the arming of his militias is to ensure he stays in power.