Chavez: Civilian militia should be armed full-time/ Chávez exige armar a las Milicias Populares

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that members of the country's civilian militia should be issued weapons to be armed and ready at all times. The Bolivarian Militia is a force of volunteers ranging from students to retirees formed in recent years by Chavez, who says it is a crucial component of the nation's defenses. Until now, members of the militia have regularly trained at weekend boot camps, but their guns have usually been locked away in military depots when not in use ( more...)/ El presidente Hugo Chávez exigió hoy armar a las milicias populares mientras el parlamento tiene en su agenda la discusión de la Ley de Desarme por ser la inseguridad el principal problema que agobia a los venezolanos. En su programa “Aló Presidente” el mandatario comentó que se ha encontrado cuerpos de milicias sin armas. “De qué sirve que esos cuerpos tengan uniformes si no tienen armas. Es una ridiculez una milicia desarmada” ( más...)