Latin leaders try to diffuse tensions

29 Mar 2005

Why would Venezuela’s 32,000-strong Army need 100,000 new rifles? That was the question asked by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld during a tour of South America last week. “I just can’t imagine what’s going to happen to [them],” he said, in reference to a huge arms purchase planned by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.Full Story

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