Mercenary? Venezuela Detains US Man at Border Crossing
<div class='node-body'><p>President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/10/venezuela-american-mercenary-hugo-chavez">says</a> security forces have detained a US citizen under suspicion that he is a mercenary or foreign agent, and insinuated the man could be part of a possible future effort to destabilize the South American nation if the opposition’s candidate loses in the upcoming presidential election.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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