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Rafael Cabrices does not know whether the attack will come by sea, by land, or even from within Venezuela.
But he is sure that US President George W Bush is plotting to oust leftist President Hugo Chavez - and Mr Cabrices is preparing his people to fight.
“That crazy man wants the petroleum,” Mr Cabrices, 60, says in his office decorated with posters of Che Guevara, Simon Bolivar and President Chavez.
In the empty parking lot outside, civilian “corporals” bark commands at groups of adults and teenagers in white shirts and black caps and pants. They are marching around, training for battle.
Over recent months, the populist president has warned that the US may invade Venezuela or try to assassinate him. He has called for Venezuelans to join a new civil reserve defence force, which, it is claimed, numbers two million members…"
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4635187.stm
But he is sure that US President George W Bush is plotting to oust leftist President Hugo Chavez - and Mr Cabrices is preparing his people to fight.
“That crazy man wants the petroleum,” Mr Cabrices, 60, says in his office decorated with posters of Che Guevara, Simon Bolivar and President Chavez.
In the empty parking lot outside, civilian “corporals” bark commands at groups of adults and teenagers in white shirts and black caps and pants. They are marching around, training for battle.
Over recent months, the populist president has warned that the US may invade Venezuela or try to assassinate him. He has called for Venezuelans to join a new civil reserve defence force, which, it is claimed, numbers two million members…"
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4635187.stm
