Foiled magnicidio # 3,012,623
A “suspected U.S. mercenary”… Did he looked like this guy?
The comandante presidente announced to the press before a campaign rally in Catia La Mar that authorities detained a man in the border with Colombia, which he described as a “presumed American mercenary of Latin origin“.
Though no details about his identity were revealed, Chavez said he had “…the appearance of a mercenary” and that his passport “…had stamps from Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan.”
A notebook filled with coordinates was also allegedly seized.
Even if this kind of story is not new to us, the foreign press is falling for it yet again.
Not sure if attempt to polarize campaign or stunt promotion for “The Expendables 2”.
Did you know that The Expendables didn’t open in Venezuelan theaters? I wonder why…
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