U.S. Wants To Invade, Insistent Chavez Says

The drills here and in other towns each weekend are a key part of Chavez's rising military profile, which includes arms purchases and what he contends will be the training of as many as 2 million citizens to fight a guerrilla war, all in preparation for what Chavez insists is the threat of invasion by the United States. Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas have said repeatedly that no such plans exist. But their denials do not appear to persuade Chavez, who was briefly ousted in a 2002 coup tacitly supported by Bush administration officials. Last month, the United States placed Venezuela on a list of countries that had not cooperated in fighting terrorism, citing its close relations with Cuba and Iran and effectively suspending U.S. arms sales to Caracas. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/caribbean/sfl-hvenezmilitaryjun17,0,1392869.story?coll=sfla-news-caribbean

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