[First_Salute]

Spanish Civil War ... written all over it.

[Paulus Invictus]

The Commies are in power now and have the arms. It will be interesting to see who wins. I have seen Venezuelan revolutions twice and they are bloody.

Cuba is strongly supporting Chavez, of course. I would not be surprised if Cuban military people and arms are not already in place in Venezulea, a la Chile before Pinochet threw them out. The US had better intervene in this one and soon.

[snopercod]

Saying his feelings were widely shared in the military, Flores called on other serving officers to join him and Soto in their public acts of defiance against Chavez.

I wonder how close America came to this sort of thing during the clinton (mal-)administration.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Dissident air force Colonel Pedro Soto (L) and National Guard Captain Pedro Flores protest against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, February 8, 2002. Supporters and opponents of the maverick left-wing leader staged rival protests for a second day. REUTERS/Kimberly White