Venezuela gears up military machine amid economic crunch
Caracas (AFP) March 15, 2015 - Rolling out tanks, missiles and 100,000 men, Venezuela launched 10 days of military exercises Saturday, amid sky-high tensions over US sanctions slapped on officials accused of an opposition crackdown. President Nicolas Maduro's socialist, Cuban-allied government - struggling with sliding oil prices, the region's highest inflation, desperate shortages and rising discontent - threw the spot ... more
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