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The key part being "relations

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 07:02:18 +0000

The key part being "relations have been frosty since our little failed coup" 10 years ago.

I'm less than impressed with Maduro, but when they had the better Chavez, all we did is focused on every little foible, ignored his accomplishments, and did our best to bring him down.

Venezuela Slams US for

A Guy Called LULU — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:41:33 +0000

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Venezuela Slams US for Threatening Sanctions

Merida, 28th March 2014 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government has condemned the United States for threatening to impose sanctions, and accused Washington of encouraging “extremist sectors”.

In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Maduro government accused the US of “meddling in ... internal affairs” and “ignoring our democratic process”.

Yesterday, US Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson warned that sanctions against Venezuela could become an “important tool” to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to negotiate with opposition parties. However, Maduro has repeatedly called on opposition parties to join peace talks since last month.

Edited to add link.

http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/10552

My own bias is anti-war. Now

A Guy Called LULU — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 17:59:36 +0000

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My own bias is anti-war. Now is not the time in human history for geopolitical power plays and military alliances. Now is the time for coordinated international actions on climate and economy.

Interviewed this morning on NPR, the severely damaged John McCain said that we need to send weapons to Ukraine immediately.