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| Chavez denies elite Iranian forces in Venezuela |
| 2010-04-27 |
| Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Monday a U.S. report was "absolutely false" that Iranian special forces had an increasing presence in his South American nation. The report by the Pentagon to Congress earlier in April said the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' elite Qods force had a growing Latin American presence, "particularly in Venezuela." |
| Posted by:ed |
| #6 Since they aren't there, they won't mind if we kill them. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-04-27 15:58 |
| #5 True nuff, although the UAVs aren't panaceas. Predators/Reapers and Hellfire missiles are expensive to purchase and operate. The new, smaller missiles are cheaper, but not inexpensive, and pilots must be trained, suitable flight facilities set up etc. Plus the Predator has a limited flight range and must be launched and land from someplace outside the US if it is to be used in Venezuela. As I recall the Navy declined to buy Predators/Reapers so ship-based operation is not an option. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-04-27 15:07 |
| #4 Separately, mountain fastnesses are perfectly designed for haunting by armed Predators... or so it seems to me in my ignorance. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-04-27 14:55 |
| #3 There's a biiiig difference between denying the presence of Qods forces and denying that the force there is increasing. Besides, how often does the honourable Presidente Chavez utter something entirely true? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-04-27 14:53 |
| #2 Who gives a rat's ass, they're probably there to help Hugo in case of a revolt. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-04-27 14:00 |
| #1 assassinate a few of them and let's see what happens and who bitches |
| Posted by: Sir Victor Emmanuel Glomomble IV 2010-04-27 12:41 |