Eyeing oil-rich region, Venezuela deploys military to Guyana border

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Eyeing oil-rich region, Venezuela deploys military to Guyana border

by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2024 With designs on his neighbor’s new-found oil riches, Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has dispatched his military to the border with Guyana. Venezuela, which has 150,000 soldiers in its army and has modern weapons provided by its ally Russia, moved light tanks, missile-equipped patrol boats, and armored carriers to the […]

‘Not free’ Venezuela targets mineral-rich region in neighboring ‘Free’ Guyana

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‘Not free’ Venezuela targets mineral-rich region in neighboring ‘Free’ Guyana

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, December 8, 2023 Venezuela’s ruling Marxists are using some time-honored tricks to give their economically battered regime an edge for next year’s presidential elections. In a classic political mobilization tactic, President Nicolas Maduro held a “referendum” to ask his citizens what the future status should be for a […]