MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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By Ana Vanessa Herrero & Matt Viser @ WashingtonPost.com, October 1, 2022
CARACAS, Venezuela — The Venezuelan government freed seven Americans detained in the country, including five oil executives, in exchange for two family members of President Nicolás Maduro jailed in the United States on drug convictions since 2015.
The swap, the largest arranged by President Biden’s administration, came after months of secret talks. The president approved the exchange a few weeks ago, according to senior administration officials, but it took time to work through the mechanics, which unfolded Saturday when planes left from the United States and from Venezuela carrying the prisoners to an unnamed third country where the swap took place.
The exchange underscored efforts by the Biden administration since the February invasion of Ukraine by Russia to improve the tattered relationship with Venezuela as an alternative source of oil. In March, U.S. and Venezuelan officials discussed the possibility of easing sanctions on oil exports from Venezuela [....]