Reply #3: questions:

[rman]

How are the Venezuelan militias "indoctrinated"?
Given the amount of domestic support for Chavez, there's little need for indoctrination.
Maybe it's a typo, and writer meant to say "introduction"?

How is it that Cuban socialism is "militarized"? Is it any more militarized then US democracy?

about the sptimes article:
In what way are the legal complaints filed by the Venezuelan government against the private television stations, a first step toward "muzzling" these media?
It seems quite possible to file a complaint without the intention to "muzzle", and no evidence is presented in the article that indicates an intention to muzzle.
Going by the lies and innuendo (Chavez clinically insane, etc, etc) spread by these media during the time of the coup against Chavez, there sure seems to be plenty of ground to file complaints against these media (see the docu "The revolution will not be televised").