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Chavez taps hardline generals for inner circle (AP)

Latin America — January 27, 2012 at 22:41

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, second left,his incoming Defense Minister Gen. Henry Rangel, left, and his outgoing Defense Minister Gen. Carlos Mata, third left, attend Rangel's swearing-in ceremony at the Fort Tiuna military base in Caracas, Venezuela. Chavez has been stocking the top of Venezuela's armed forces with some of his closest allies, raising concern among opponents that the military leaders might not accept this year's election if it goes against him. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)AP – President Hugo Chavez has been filling top posts in Venezuela’s armed forces with hardline political loyalists, raising concerns among critics that the military leaders might not accept the results of this year’s election if it goes against him.