Maduro’s Masked Thugs Unleash Terror Along the Venezuelan Border

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Maduro’s Masked Thugs Unleash Terror Along the Venezuelan Border
By Andrew Rosati

The masked motorcyclists roared into the border town, shooting pistols in the air. They sent terrified demonstrators racing to cower in doorways or tremble in the homes of strangers. They formed roadblocks to shake down dissidents, and late into the night they prowled debris-strewn streets in deafening patrols.

In San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, colectivos -- gangs loyal to autocratic President Nicolas Maduro -- led the charge against those who challenged the regime this past weekend. They terrorized thousands who tried to usher humanitarian aid into the hungry nation from Colombia, brutalizing them within a block of an international bridge where food and medicine were waiting.

“We were completely powerless,’’ said Ismael Oropeza, 39, who was among the masses that marched down the main avenue early Saturday. As protesters confronted Venezuelan national guardsmen, men with their faces covered by ski masks and bandannas emerged from behind a row of soldiers and opened fire, Oropeza said. “If your government shoots you like a dog in the street, who do you turn to?”

Read more at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-26/maduro-s-masked-thugs-unleash-terror-along-the-venezuelan-border

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“We were completely powerless,’’ said Ismael Oropeza, 39, who was among the masses that marched down the main avenue early Saturday.
..."If your government shoots you like a dog in the street, who do you turn to?”

Time to send in "unmasked" U.S. troops, who will make short work of the masked bandits.