http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/3193, via zcommunications.org:
The opposition is increasing its orientation towards the poor majority that make up Chavez's support base. It is seeking to take advantage of discontent to infiltrate the barrios through what it calls "popular networks", which work to spread rumors, promote discontent and divisions among Chavistas - and mobilize people against the government.
According to Eva Golinger, a US- Venezuelan lawyer, who has exposed the extent of US intervention into Venezuela, these networks receive funding and training from the US government-funded USAID.
There are also reports of growing links between right-wing Colombian paramilitaries, organized crime and sections of the Venezuelan opposition, particularly in the states bordering Colombia. Large landowners have contracted paramilitaries to murder at least 190 campesinos (peasants) in recent years in an attempt to sabotage the land reform process promoted by the government.