Venezuela-Brazil Arms Race


	Venezuela-Brazil Arms Race

brazilnut72

11-6-2007 6:19 AM

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brazilnut72 says:

This could get interesting--especially if more people like Sarney start using his kind of language.

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Brazil last month said it was boosting its military spending by more than 50 percent, to 9.1 billion reais (US$5.2 billion), in what it termed a purely defensive move.
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