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Shortages pose a risk to Venezuela's Chavez

Bogotá : Colombia | 19 days ago  
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  • Member of Venezuela's National Guard points a machine gun toward Colombia near the Simon Bolivar international bridge connecting Venezuela with Colombia, at the border in San Antonio, Tachira
    Member of Venezuela's National Guard points a machine gun toward ...
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  • Member of Venezuela's National Guard points a machine gun toward Colombia near the closed Simon Bolivar international bridge connecting Venezuela with Colombia, at the border in San Antonio, Tachira
    Member of Venezuela's National Guard points a machine gun toward ...
    Source: Reuters
  • People climb over the closed Simon Bolivar international bridge at the border connecting Venezuela with Colombia in San Antonio
    People climb over the closed Simon Bolivar international bridge at the ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A member of Venezuela's National Guard points a machine gun in the direction of Colombia in San Antonio
    A member of Venezuela's National Guard points a machine gun in the ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe speaks during a ceremony to mark the 90th anniversary of the Colombian Air Force in Bogota
    Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe speaks during a ceremony to mark the ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe gestures during a ceremony to mark the 90th anniversary of the Colombian Air Force in Bogota
    Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe gestures during a ceremony to mark ...
    Source: Reuters
Member of Venezuela's National Guard points a machine gun toward ...
Severe shortages of electricity and water pose a growing risk to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Bolivarian revolution that is powered largely by the country's petroleum revenues. Venezuela is sensitive to any suggestion that the shortages pose a risk to its political security,...
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