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3 Venezuelan troops desert their posts on the border with Colombia
CNN ^ | February 23, 2019 | Jorge Luis Perez Valery, Claudia Dominguez and Laura Smith-Spark

Posted on 02/23/2019 6:53:06 AM PST by McGruff

Three members of the Venezuelan National Guard deserted their posts Saturday on Venezuela's border with Colombia, the Colombian immigration department said.

The troops abandoned their positions at the Simon Bolivar International Bridge on the Colombia-Venezuela border and requested help from Colombia's immigration officials.

Also Saturday, soldiers with Venezuela's National Guard fired tear gas at workers who were demanding to cross the border at Ureña into Colombia to work, according to a CNN crew that witnessed the scene at the Tienditas Bridge.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: localnews

1 posted on 02/23/2019 6:53:07 AM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Wait a sec...

They don’t have open borders?

Isn’t that racist?


2 posted on 02/23/2019 6:57:11 AM PST by 2banana (Were you)
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3? Wake me when it’s at least 300.


3 posted on 02/23/2019 7:06:56 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: gibsonguy

The rest of the men in their unit will now likely be punished, or restricted, or considered unreliable. Ditto for their officers.


4 posted on 02/23/2019 7:10:44 AM PST by CondorFlight
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To: CondorFlight

They are the brave ones.


5 posted on 02/23/2019 7:17:13 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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I dont think anybody wants to break in to their country


6 posted on 02/23/2019 7:44:08 AM PST by dsrtsage (For Leftists, World History starts every day at breakfast)
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To: dsrtsage

There is a LIVE feed on youtube. Type this in yt search bar:

LIVE: Clashes at venezuella-columbia border

then hit enter


7 posted on 02/23/2019 8:11:51 AM PST by Karoo
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To: Karoo

Wowee a whole 3!


8 posted on 02/23/2019 9:01:14 AM PST by inchworm
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To: McGruff

Yet no outrage by the Left as Maduro slaughters Indians seeking aid?

Link: https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2019/02/22/at-the-venezuela-brazil-border-indigenous-communities-fight-for-humanitarian-aid/


9 posted on 02/23/2019 9:08:58 AM PST by CharlesMartelsGhost
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To: McGruff

https://twitter.com/IntelCrab/status/1099381845198888965?s=19


10 posted on 02/23/2019 10:56:36 AM PST by ameribbean expat (Socialism is like a nude beach - - sounds great til you actually get there. -- David Burge.)
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To: McGruff

https://twitter.com/sincepto/status/1099392510244413442?s=19


11 posted on 02/23/2019 11:42:06 AM PST by ameribbean expat (Socialism is like a nude beach - - sounds great til you actually get there. -- David Burge.)
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To: McGruff

Burning aid trucks on bridge from Columbia:
https://twitter.com/WCKitchen/status/1099387679383453698


12 posted on 02/23/2019 11:53:21 AM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: McGruff

3? Just 3? Screw Venezuela and the Venezuelans. They elected Chavez and Maduro. Let them starve.


13 posted on 02/23/2019 6:05:06 PM PST by nonliberal (Sent from a payphone in a whorehouse in Mexico)
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To: McGruff

Not looking good for Maduro and his cheerleaders.


14 posted on 02/23/2019 6:11:25 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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