Venezuelans Protest Kidnappings (Chavez suspends gun licenses--threats to jail militiamen)--[Excerpt] Ranchers living along the country's remote 1,400-mile border with Colombia face the constant threat of kidnapping and extortion by Colombia's leftist guerrillas who can cross the border. Common criminals and gangs often cooperate with rebels. Earlier this year cattlemen proposed forming private militias to fend off local criminals and rebels from neighboring Colombia. The idea was abandoned as President Hugo Chavez suspended the issuance of new gun licenses and threatened to jail would-be militiamen. [End Excerpt]
I suspect that American Special Forces are working on gathering intelligence about the Ejercito Venezolano and it's association with the leftists!