Marxist Guerrillas on the Rise in Venezuela
Predictably, after the failed coup of Juan Guaido, the ruling socialist party is busy indoctrinating the mass base by using their own militia groups to create a buffer against what they describe as a victory over US imperialism. Specifically they’re being trained in combat techniques, using surplus weapons of the Venezuelan Army, including well worn FALs and Kalashnikovs. According to InSight Crime, the most significant of the groups is Patriotic Forces For National Liberation- or FPLN, which is an outgrowth of the older FBL which has a violent past of assassinating Venezuelan politicians in the early 90s.
Their presence is significant not simply for the state sponsoring of fifth column groups but because the official move may telegraph larger destabilization in the region. The FARC in Colombia formally laid down their arms in 2017, but given the aims of both Russia and China to expand influence in the region, they may seek to capitalize on the hostilities between Colombia and Venezuela while expanding their influence by their FARC proxy.
Think Tet, but in Bogota.
Such a destabilization would would be incredibly bad, and spillover effects would definitely be felt along the southern border. But the move would fit with the numbers of Kalashnikovs being produced in Caracas, to the tune of 50,000 a year.
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All I want to know is…….. Where do they sell these Kalishnikovs? :)
I’d like to know too…adding a Venezuelan 103 to the collection would be nice.
This is a test bed for 4th gen warfare.
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So I was in Panama a couple of weeks ago. Panama City was getting ‘gritty’? The reason I say this is that it plays to the narrative of human migration from the South. I saw a armored truck delivering cash to a gas station with 3 armed guards, one driver and one guy carrying the cash, who was also armed. Either they are paranoid or know that bad elements are everywhere.
I wish i was less aware of how bad it is getting down South, kinda. Even in happy Costa Rica I saw evidence of worry. I recently read a book by Forstchen, ‘Day of Wrath’. We are not prepared for the worst.
What happens when it gets really bad in Venezuela?
Your account is very similar to others my expat contacts are telling me.
Thank you for sharing this. A few Central American countries were the “E” in my big-picture speculative PACE plan. Panama being the first since it uses USD and allows firearm ownership.
I may take a clue from the other authors here and make boating my new “E” plan. That would give me more options and flexibility without picking any one country.