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Venezuela: a weapons race?
Caracas, Venezuela - Moscow among the major suppliers
In a Country where oil extraction is a very profitable activity (just to give you an idea of the turnover: "Oil is sold at 103 Dollars per barrel and in Venezuela 2.3 million are produced every day"), president Chavez has decided to dedicate a part of oil incomes to weapons. In the list of the supplier Countries there is Russia. Moscow confirmed that from 2005 to 2008, "It has sold to Caracas government...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency