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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EL ,LIB]T>IO ,$ITORIAL ,COLLECTIVE 

,TEXT 3 

,DATA & FACTS D5Y ! CLAIM ?AT ! 0IMP]IALI/0 9T]E/S W]E ?REAT5$ 9 ,V5EZUELA ) ! >RIVAL ( ! SO-CALL$ ,BOLIV>IAN GOV]NM5T4 ,AS REALITY %[S1 ! PRESID5CIES ( ,HUGO ,*AVEZ & ,MADURO HAVE DEEP5$ ! EXTRACTIVE ROLE ASSIGN$ TO ! C\NTRY BY CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION1 :I* TOGE!R ) F9ANCIAL & SPECULATIVE CAPITAL1 CONT9UE TO E>N BIG PR(ITS 9 ,V5EZUELA4 ,JU/ TWO EXAMPLES4 ,! FIR/ A LOOKS AT ! REPORT ,*EVRON3 ,! ,BOLIV>IAN CONNECTION1.<#a.> EXPOSS+ ! FABUL\S EXPANSION ( ?IS ,U,S TRANSNATIONAL UND] ! SO-CALL$ 0,SOCIALISM ( ! ,X,X,I ,C5TURY04 ,! SECOND IS EVID5T 9 :AT ! 0FRACK+0 ISSUES1 D5\NC$ BY ! PRESID5T ( ,P,D,V,S,A AS A 0WEAPON ( CAPITALISM0 BUT UNABA%$LY US$ 9 ,V5EZUELA BY /ATE OIL4.<#b.> 

,! ,U,S GOV]NM5T USES ! EXCUSE ( HUMAN RI<TS TO PUNI% (FICIALS ( A REGIME ?AT IS DIPLOMATICALLY 9CONV5I5T1 :ILE RE/OR$ RELATIONS ) ! GOV]NM5T ( ,CUBA4 ,BO? MANEUV]S BE+ BO? PLAY$ ALMO/ SIMULTANE\S & BO? S\<T TO PLEASE V>I\S FACTIONS ( RUL+ P[] 9 ,U @s ,A4 ,SU* SANCTIONS PROMPT$ ! ,V5EZUELAN (FICIAL RESPONSE1 REQUIR+ VISAS = ALL ,AM]ICAN ORIG9 PEOPLE TRY+ TO VISIT ! C\NTRY 7AS ,BRAZIL & ,BOLIVIA SETTL$ BE=E7 & ! 5TRY PROHIBITION ( SOME ,U,S (FICIALS4 ,! REPLICA ( ,OBAMA ADM9I/RATION WAS OV]SIZE3 ,DECL>+ ,V5EZUELA AS 0AN UNUSUAL & EXTRAORD9>Y ?REAT TO ! NATIONAL SECURITY & =EIGN POLICY = ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES01 ACTIVAT+ ME*ANISMS UND] ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,EM]G5CY ,ECONOMIC ,P[]S ,LAW1 :]EBY ! PRESID5T CAN IMPOSE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS )\T ! APPROVAL ( ,CONGRESS4 ,9 REC5T YE>S1 ,U,S,A HAS QUALIFI$ ,IRAN1 ,BURMA1 ,SUDAN1 ,RUSSIA1 ,ZIMBABWE1 ,SYRIA1 ,BEL>US & ,NOR? ,KOREA 9 SIMIL> WAYS4 ,A :OLE HYP]BOLE ?AT NOT EV5 ! ,AM]ICAN ,*IEF BELIEVES4 ,MOREOV]1 SANCTIONS >E ANN\NC$ = L[ PR(ILE FIGURES ( ! ,V5EZUELAN /ATE BYPASS+ ! MO/ RELEVANT4 

,AS ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN LIB]T>IANS WE CAN NOT =GET ALL IMP]IALI/ 9T]V5TION 9ITIATIVES UND]TAK5 BY ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES AGA9/ ! C\NTRIES ( ! REGION FROM ! ,S4 ,X,I,X4 ,EA* & EV]Y ONE ( !M -- MILIT>Y 9VASIONS ) SUBSEQU5T T]RITORIAL OCCUPATIONS1 C\PS1 F9ANC+ P>AMILIT>Y COMPULSIVE COLLECTIONS ( ALLEG$ DEBTS1 AMONG ! MO/ S]I\S -- HAVE ORIG9AT$ A L\D & CLE> REJECTION FROM AN>*ISM4 ,! SAME REPUDIATION W\LD BE IF SU* SITUATIONS HAPP5$ 9 ! FUTURE AGA9/ ANY >EA ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 

,! ,V5EZUELAN GOV]NM5T & ITS APP>ATUS ( NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL PROPAG&A CLAIM ?AT ?IS SANCTIONS CON/ITUTES A 0DECL>ATION ( W>0 AGA9/ ,V5EZUELA & IS ! PRELUDE TO A V]Y UNLIKELY 0,AM]ICAN MILIT>Y ATTACK04 ,H[EV]1 DESPITE ?IS AL>MI/ =ECA/1 ,MIRAFLORES TAKES NO CONSI/5T POLITICAL-DIPLOMATIC ACTION ACCORD+ ) :AT IT PREA*ES1 ! SPLIT ( RELATIONS1 CLOSURE ( !IR EMBASSIES & CONSULATES 9 ,U,S T]RITORY OR ! SUSP5SION ( BILAT]AL BUS9ESS4 ,OBAMA SAID ?AT TRADE TIES1 :I* IS WELL KN[N & DOCUM5T$ SO L>GE !Y >E IS NOT 9T]RUPT$4.<#c.> 

,9DE$1 ! REACTION ( ! ,:ITE ,H\SE IS PR(ITABLE = ,NICOLAS ,MADURO1 AT A TIME :5 ! ,V5EZUELAN PRESID5T HAS ! L[E/ RATES ( POPUL>ITY S9CE #a#i#i#i1 ! C\NTRY SUFF]S ! HI<E/ 9FLATION 9 ! WORLD & IS BE+ IMPLEM5T$ A PROGRESSIVELY ECONOMIC PACKAGE UNLOAD+ ! CO/ ( ! CRISIS 9 ! POPULATION4 ,MADURO USE ! >GUM5T ( 0IMP]IALI/ 9VASION0 AS AN EXCUSE TO 9CREASE REPRESSION TO SIL5CE ANY DISS5T & IMPLEM5T /RUCTURAL ADJU/M5T1 MASK$ ) ANTI-IMP]IALI/ RHETORIC TO W>M ! POLITICAL !AT] & FALSE POL>IZATION1 MAK+ TIME TO TRY TO CONV9CE ! 9CREAS+LY DI/RU/FUL 9H]IT$ ,*AVEZ AB\T ! B5EFITS ( A PROJECT ?AT CLAIMS TO BE SOCIALI/ BUT DRAGG+ ! WOR/ VICES ( HIS OPPON5TS ASSUMPTIONS CLE>LY /ATE CAPITALISM POPUL> SUPPORT4 ,AT ! REQUE/ ( ! 5ABL+ 0ANTI-IMP]IALI/0 LAW TO ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY UND]LIES ! PROBABILITY 9T5SIFY MEASURES LEFT ON ! BACKS ( ! MAJORITY ! WEI<T ( ! CRISIS1 OV]LAPP+ TRASDECL>ACIONES TYPE ,CIPRIANO ,CA/RO .<ECONOMIC M9I/].> URG5T DECISIONS TOPP+ NATIONAL ASSETS SU* AS F9ANCIAL SWAP TO MAT]IALIZE ) ! GOLD ( ! ,PUBLIC ,TREASURY4.<#d.> 

,V5EZUELA SUFF]S IMP]IAL M$DL+1 SIL5C$ BY ! ,BOLIV>IAN PROPAG&A APP>ATUS BUT CLE> :OEV] WANTS TO SEE !M3 ! H&OV] ( T]RITORY TO ,*9ESE CAPITAL = HIS \TRAGE\S EXPLOITATION & ! EXORBITANT >MS PUR*ASES TO ! ,RUSSIAN ,F$]ATION >E TWO EXAMPLES4 ,9 ?AT SAME VE91 ,I W\LD NOT BE SURPRIS$ IF AFT] ?IS FUSS ( EMBASSIES & =EIGN M9I/RIES1 ,WA%+TON PREV5TIVE RESPONSE TO ! ACTION C>RI$ ON SEV]AL FRONTS 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA ITS POT5TIAL ADV]S>IES IMP]IAL HEGEMONY IS CONCEAL$4 ,! REAL UND]/&+ ( ! CURR5T DYNAMICS ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM 9VOLVES UND]/&+ ?AT :ILE ! ,U,S IS ! C5T] ( ! NETWORK FL[S POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC & F9ANCIAL P[]1 ?AT ROLE IS FULFILL$ AMID T5SIONS ) O!R L>GE /ATES ASPIR+ TO ! ?RONE OR AT LEA/ A BIGG] SLICE 9 ! PIE ( OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION4 

,MOREOV]1 & AS WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE FROM ,EL ,LIB]T>IO WE D5\NCE TO ?IS SECTOR ( ! OPPOSITION ?AT WELCOMES ANY 9ITIATIVE FROM ! ,YANKEE GOV]NM5T & ASPIRES TO ITS MO/ ACTIVE & DIRECT 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! ,V5EZUELAN SITUATION .<MILIT>Y 9T]V5TION.>4 ,GIV5 ?IS & O!R PROPOSALS ?AT >E BUILD ON ! /ATI/ TRADITION \R *OICE IS CLE>3 WE REIT]ATE ! NE$ TO BUILD A SOCIAL LIB]T>IAN ALT]NATIVE FAC+ NOT ONLY ! ,BOLIV>IAN AU?ORIT>IAN CAPITALISM BUT TO ! RE/RUCTUR+ ( ! TRADITIONAL POLITICAL P>TIES -- ALSO PRO-CAPITALI/ -- & ITS *EATS GAMES ) ! ELECTORAL REPRES5TATION EXCUSE4 

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