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2019-02-23 Caribbean-Latin America

Venezuela soldiers abandon posts at Colombia border, defect to Colombia

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-23 09:22|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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#1 We've seen this before.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-02-23 10:00|| 2019-02-23 10:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Tipping point, finally. Set as today’s headline.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-02-23 11:32|| 2019-02-23 11:32|| Front Page Top

#3 CNN reports that sources from the Government of Colombia confirmed that "the second in command of the GNB in Táchira has defected".

Posted by newc 2019-02-23 12:19|| 2019-02-23 12:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Tipping point

Slowly at first, then all at once.
Listening to the Beeb this AM, some big cheese in the Venezuelan army was saying there is no need for humanitarian aid since there is no hardship in the country. I doubt the average Juan in the street was persuaded.

Stand by for more Army defections.

Posted by SteveS 2019-02-23 12:40|| 2019-02-23 12:40|| Front Page Top

#5 What begins as a few pebbles rolling away, turns into an entire landslide pretty quick.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-02-23 12:41|| 2019-02-23 12:41|| Front Page Top

#6 We talking a dozen, hundred, thousands? I'm guessing not many at this point.

Posted by Iblis 2019-02-23 12:48|| 2019-02-23 12:48|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm guessing slightly too many for the little Dutch boy's finger to control.

Posted by Fred 2019-02-23 12:59|| 2019-02-23 12:59|| Front Page Top

Posted by al aSha-med 2019-02-23 15:36|| 2019-02-23 15:36|| Front Page Top

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