Jihadi Du Jour: So Many AK-47's, So Few Troops ...

According to the Arizona Star, Chavez bought 100,000 AK47's from Russia, but has only 75,000 men in his military. He'll be producing more when the factory starts production.

I've been kind of wondering what Hugo plans to do with the surplus. I'm somehow doubtful that Venezuelan troops fire automatic assault rifles with both hands.

Anyway, looks like some of the weapons have already been put to use -- against Venezuelans.

From Aleksander Boyd over at VCrisis reports on how troops fired on gold miners, killing five:

"...Some two weeks ago a group of approximately 20 army men on board a Russian helicopter flew over a mining area nearby and, from the air, ordered miners to stop working and to lay on the ground or else they would be killed. Shocked by such threat the miners complied, not before some shots were fired. Upon landing the military opened fire killing 5 of them instantly.
The only survivor relates that he moved after being shot once. The army men noticed that he was still alive, so they shot him at close range a second time after which he kept still until there was silence. With two bullet wounds he walked for about 3 hours until indigenous tribesmen saved him. 4 other miners were forced into the river and ordered to remain under water or else they would be killed. They are still unaccounted for.
In total 23 miners are dead or missing. Thus far the only authority that has visited the area is Brazil´s Vice Consul for 2 Brazilian miners were killed ....26 kilo's of gold are also missing from the mine ..."

I don't know if the above article involves simple theft and thuggery, or a political intervention. It would be interesting to know where the gold went.

Meanwhile, there was a massive anti-Chavez rally in Caracas yesterday. Click here for some on the spot reporting from Aleksander Boyd, who was there. Problem at this point is that I don't know if Chavez will allow himself to be voted out of power.

StetsonTip AM Mora y Leon, over at PubliusPundit.

Photo to the right is of the anti-Chavez rally is from the BBC. Boyd says that Hugo's supposed to march today.

(From RedHotCuppaPolitics)

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