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Bacchus4.0

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4. For your edification

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 01:46 AM

Oct 2014

Born out of Venezuela's urban guerrilla warfare in the 1960s, "Colectivos" re-emerged under late President Hugo Chavez as ideological henchmen. According to Reuters, the socialist paramilitary groups run community services, including bookstores, summer camps and pensioner coffee mornings. But they have recently been blamed for the spike in violence.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/25/venezuela-motorcycle-gangs-vidoes-colectivos_n_4855640.html

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Robert Serra was the colectivos (paramilitaries) guy [View all] Bacchus4.0 Oct 2014 OP

Serra's constituency Bacchus4.0 Oct 2014 #1

Oh, my god! A "campa�a parlamentaria" is a parliamentary campaign, as in SENATE, not paramilitary. Judi Lynn Oct 2014 #2

Um no, colectivos are chavista paramilitaries. The PSUV link has the word colectivos in the link Bacchus4.0 Oct 2014 #3

For your edification Bacchus4.0 Oct 2014 #4

Who blames them for the spike in violence? The US taxpayer-supported opposition murderous maggots, Judi Lynn Oct 2014 #5

Valentin Santana, head og Las Piedritas paramilitarie, wanted for murder poses with RObert Serra Bacchus4.0 Oct 2014 #6