Venezuela's 'colectivos' ready to pounce as opposition plans protest

They have already been deployed to violently put down demonstrations that erupted after Maduro's declaration of re-election victory last July -- a claim not recognized by much of the world. And they have been busily deterring further rebellion with a well-orchestrated campaign of terror. Two days before mass demonstrations called by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for Thursday, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello gathered several hundred members of colectivos for a televised ceremony in which he declared war on potential demonstrators.