The escalating US military buildup led Venezuelans to sign up massively in the Bolivarian Militia. In this interview, Red Spark’s Ria Evelyn talks to militia member Armando Urgelles about the voluntary corps’ roots, structure and cooperation with conventional armed forces to face the present threats. Red Spark: What is the ideological basis of the militias?..

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