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| Venezuela said to foil assassination plot |
| 2004-05-10 |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Sunday his forces foiled a plot to kill or overthrow him by capturing about 50 Colombian paramilitaries. Chavez claimed the men had been trained by Venezuela’s political opposition, the BBC reported. Opposition leaders say Chavez is only attempting to discredit them. The announcement adds to the rising political tension in Venezuela as the opposition hopes to unseat Chavez in an upcoming referendum. The government said its forces arrested 56 Colombians in a dawn raid at a farm on the outskirts of Caracas. Venezuelan security officials say the men were planning an attack on a military installation in Caracas. The officials said the farm the Colombians used as a base belongs to a Cuban exile with close links to Venezuela’s opposition. Chavez said the discovery is clear evidence his opponents are trying to assassinate him. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #3 surprised he didn't say it was Bush.. |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-05-10 1:42:23 PM |
| #2 He probably has a lot of doubles. We don't know if his detractors are shooting at the correct Chavez or an imitation. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-10 11:51:36 AM |
| #1 Man, Chavez has more lives than a cat! This got to be the 60th attempt on his life and the SOB is still well and kicking! How convenient that all the usual suspects will conspire to kill him just before the Signature Repair Process is about to take place. Did he leave out anybody? Colombian rightist paramilitars backed by the US, anti-castro cubans in exile and the Venezuelan Opposition (oligarchy or anybody who can afford a house and a car). No, they are all there! What an imbecil! |
| Posted by: Anonymous4617 2004-05-10 6:35:27 AM |