Hugo Chavez: Hey, maybe my civilian militia should be armed at all times

“We need to break old paradigms because we’re still seeing the militias as if they were a complementary force, some battalions that get together once a month over there, or go and march somewhere,” Chavez said. “No, buddy. The militia is a permanent territorial unit and it should be armed, equipped and trained — campesinos, workers.”

Chavez also suggested that the country should accelerate the formation of militia units.