This decision was published on Monday at State Television, emphasizing that the militia would be “ready, activated and armed” to cover the entire national territory.
The Venezuela militia founded former President Hugo Chavez, and the official data show that about five million members, while analysts believe that the actual number is significantly lower. The total population of Venezuela is about 30 million inhabitants.
Maduro condemned “extravagant, bizarre and unhearded threats” from Washington, after the U.S. Administration of President Donald Trump doubled the reward for his arrest at 50 million dollars. He is accusing him now that he is leading the network for a cocaine smuggling known as Cartel de Los Soles. So far, the US government has not provided evidence that Madura directly linked to drug cartels.
At the same time, the US military distributed three destroyers with missile rockets in the southern Caribbean within the broader operation against Latin American drug-cartel. USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson should reach the coast of Venezuela, and about 4,000 sailors and marines are participating in the operation, Reuters.
Diosdado Cabello Interior Minister stated that American forces are “arranged across the Caribbean, in our Sea, our property, in the territory of Venezuela”. Maduro called on his supporters to expand workers’ and peasant militia, promising that they would arm them “rackets and rockets” in the defense of the sovereignty of the Earth.
(Vijesti.ba)
