Venezuelan ex-defense minister says government persecuting him/ Ex ministro teme ser asesinado

A former defense minister who has emerged as a leading critic of President Hugo Chavez warned on Wednesday that Venezuela's military is bringing trumped-up criminal charges against him ( full information)/ El ex ministro de Defensa venezolano, general Raúl Isaías Baduel, aseguró ayer miércoles que teme perder la vida “por instrucciones del presidente (Hugo) Chávez” y denunció irregularidades en el procedimiento judicial destinado a detenerle ( información completo)