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Chavez Masses Troops at Colombia Border

Leader warns Venezuelans to 'prepare for war'

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 10, 2009 2:15 AM CST

(Newser) – Hugo Chavez has told the Venezuelan people to "prepare for war" and ordered 15,000 troops to the Colombian border. The leader told his soldiers to "defend this sacred nation called Venezuela," and accused Colombia of conspiring with the US to invade... Read full story »

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