Ripley's Believe it or Not...
This weekend, a number of Círculos Bolivarianos – pro-Chavez civilian neighborhood groups – are slated to organize a number of seminars to “train” volunteers to witness the opposition’s reparos process against Chavez. The training courses will take place in Petare – a sprawling Caracas slum – today and tomorrow.
And where does the money come from? From the U.S. taxpayer, that’s where! Word around the campfire is the American money is footing the bill…
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