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

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.<,9TRODUCTORY NOTE3 ,AN>*I/S FROM ACROSS ! WORLD HAVE REQUE/$ A TEXT ?AT SUMM>IZES1 FROM A LIB]T>IAN P]SPECTIVE1 :AT IS HAPP5+ 9 ,V5EZUELA1 ESPECIALLY TO DISMANTLE ! LIES ?AT AU?ORIT>IANS ( ALL V>IETIES HAVE SAID AB\T IT4 ,9 RESPONSE1 WE HAVE PREP>$ ! FOLL[+1 :I* IS ALREADY BE+ TRANSLAT$ & DISSEM9AT$ 9 V>I\S LANGUAGES1 ) ! 9T5TION ( PUTT+ =W>D \R P]SPECTIVE & UNMASK+ ! DECEITFUL POSITIONS ?AT HAVE BE5 WIDELY DISSEM9AT$ AB\T :AT IS HAPP5+ 9 ?IS C\NTRY4.> 

,?OSE :O HAVE READ US BE=E WILL BE V]Y FAMILI> ) ! APPROA* TAK5 BY V>I\S /ATI/ FACTIONS TO ! ,V5EZUELAN SITUATION1 & IT IS PRECISELY TO !M & !IR DECEPTIONS ?AT WE WILL REF] TO H]E1 9 AN ATTEMPT TO CL>IFY ! SITUATION 9 ! FACE ( !IR UNTIR+ EF=TS TO CONFUSE IT4 ,ON ONE H& WE HAVE ! DEF5D]S ( LIB]AL CAPITALISM1 ) !IR POLITICAL ANTICS ( REPRES5TATIVE ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY1 PRES5T+ ! ,V5EZUELAN SETBACK AS ! 9EVITABLE RESULT ( ! SE>* = ECONOMIC & POLITICAL ALT]NATIVES2 ON ! O!R WE HAVE ! PALAD9S ( /ATE CAPITALISM ) !IR C>ICATURE ( AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALISM4 ,BO? SIDES >E COMMITT$ TO JO9TLY VALIDAT+ EA* O!R AS ! SOLE OPTIONS = UND]/&+ & PROPOS+ ! TRAJECTORY ( ,V5EZUELAN SOCIETY1 AS WELL AS HID+ !IR GREAT SIMIL>ITIES :5 DEF9+ & APPLY+ ! /RATEGIES ( OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION ?AT >E IMPOS$ ON ! COMMUNITY3 ,/ATE & ,CAPITAL4 

,SAY+ ?AT 0DEMOCRATIC0 V]SUS 0SOCIALI/ LEFT0 >E ESS5TIALLY ! SAME DOES NOT GO D[N WELL ) ?OSE :O ADH] TO EI!R ( !M1 BUT 9 ,EL ,LIB]T>IO 7,! ,LIB]T>IAN7 WE HAVE1 OV] MANY YE>S1 9SI/$ ON PRES5T+ COMPELL+ EVID5CE ?AT PROVES IT4 ,SO1 = EXAMPLE1 BO? ( !M PRATTLE ON AB\T ANTI-CAPITALISM AS SOME?+ ?AT DEF9ES ! ,BOLIV>IAN REGIME1 :IL/ WE ONLY NE$ TO SEE H[ ! GOV]NM5TS ( ,*AVEZ & ,MADURO HAVE REPEAT$LY 9VIT$ & MADE DEALS ) TRANSNATIONAL CAPITAL1 ASSOCIAT$ ) ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! EXTRACTIVE EXPLOITATION MODEL ( ! NATURAL RES\RCES ( ,V5EZUELA4 ,?IS POLICY CULM9AT$ ) ! (FICIAL DEAL TO ALL[ ! ECOCIDAL EXPLOITATION ?R\< ! ,>CO ,M9]O DEL ,OR9OCO 7L>GE-SCALE M9+ PROJECT7 :I* C\NTS ON SIL5T SUPPORT ( ! P>LIAM5T>Y OPPOSITION ?AT IS SO L\D ON O!R ISSUES1 BUT ) ITS TACIT APPROVAL W\LD NOT MODIFY ?IS MODEL ( LOOT+ PLUND] AT ALL1 IF IT CAME TO P[]4 

,ANO!R COMMON POLICY IS TO REFUSE TO ACKN[L$GE ! MILIT>I/ ESS5CE ?AT ! ,*AVEZ GOV]NM5T HAD FROM ! BEG9N+1 :I* HAS DEEP5$ OV] SUBSEQU5T YE>S4 ,ESPECIALLY N[1 :]E !RE >E ONGO+ NEGOTIATIONS ) ! MILIT>Y AS ,MADURO'S SUPPORT WANES1 !Y >E BE+ (F]$ IMPUNITY 7DISGUIS$ AS 0AMNE/Y07 FROM ALL RESPONSIBILITY = ! \TRAGES & CORRUPTION ?AT >E *>ACT]I/IC ( A REGIME ( :I* !Y HAVE BE5 KEY SUPPORT]S4 ,FROM ! TWO DOM9ANT 9T]PRETATIONS ( ! NATIONAL CRISIS !RE IS A HUGE EF=T TO IGNORE ?AT1 FROM HIS ASC5SION TO ! PRESID5CY 9 #a#i#i#i1 ,*AVEZ GAVE PRIORITY TO MILIT>Y PRES5CE 9 ! WORK+S ( GOV]NM5T 9 A WAY NOT SE5 9 ,V5EZUELA S9CE ! MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IP ( ! #a#i#eS4 ,MILIT>Y PR$OM9ANCE WAS RE9=C$ FROM #bac UND] ,NICOLAS ,MADURO1 REA*+ SU* A HEI<T ?AT IT HAS BE5 ONE ( ! DEF9+ FEATURES ( ?IS DICTATORIAL REGIME4 ,) ! PROCLAIM$ 0TRANSITION0 ?AT IS 5VISION$ = SOON] RA!R ?AN LAT]1 ! MOOD AMONG ! OPPOS+ POLITICAL CLIQUES TO TAKE OV] /ATE P[] IS B\ND TO MA9TA9 ! MILIT>Y ELITE ) ! JUICY SPOILS !Y HAVE 5JOY$ OV] ! PA/ DECADES1 SU* ?AT BO? 0SOCIALI/S0 & 0DEMOCRATS0 JU/ ACCEPT ! NEF>I\S REALITY ( MILIT>I/ BLACKMAIL ?AT HAS BE5 IMPOS$ & GR[S 9 #b#a/ ,C5TURY ,V5EZUELA4 

,9T]V5TION BY EXT]NAL P[]S3 ,N[ Y\ SEE IT1 N[ Y\ DON'T 

,! LEAD]S ( BO? SIDES WILL GRUMBLE ?AT WE >E IGNOR+ AN ESS5TIAL ASPECT ( ! FI]CE CONFRONTATION BETWE5 !M1 VOCIF]\SLY D5\NC+ H[ ! RIVAL GANG IS A S]VILE AG5T ( =EIGN 9T]E/S4 ,= ! RI<T-W+ & SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION1 ! EVIL =EIGN %AD[ IS =EMO/ ! ,CUBAN DICTATOR%IP1 :I* HAS NOT ONLY BE5 A PRIVILEG$ P>ASITE ( ,V5EZUELA'S NOTORI\SLY BUOYANT OIL 9COME1 BUT IS ALSO A DECISIVE FACTOR 9 IMPOS+ AN AU?ORIT>IAN MODEL ?AT ATTEMPTS TO FOLL[ ! /EPS ( ! ONE ?AT RULES 9 ,HAVANA2 !N ,*9A IS M5TION$1 ) GR[+ IMPORTANCE AS A F9ANCI] & CR$ITOR ( ! ,V5EZUELAN GOV]NM5T1 & ,RUSSIA1 ) LESS ECONOMIC WEI<T BUT :I* IS A WOR?Y POLITICAL-MILIT>Y BACK]4 ,9 ADDITION1 REF]5CE IS MADE TO ! PRES5CE -- N[ DECL9+ AS ! OIL REV5UES ?AT SU/A9$ IT -- ( GOV]NM5TS ?AT D]IV$ ECONOMIC & _/ OR POLITICAL B5EFITS FROM !IR RELATION%IP ) ! ,V5EZUELAN ,/ATE2 SOME?+ ?AT ALSO APPLIES TO P>A-/ATI/ GR\PS LIKE ! ,COLOMBIAN GU]RILLAS1 PREVI\SLY ! ,F,>,C 7,FU]ZAS ,>MADAS ,REVOLUCION>IAS DE ,COLOMBIA_/,REVOLUTION>Y ,>M$ ,=CES ( ,COLOMBIA7 & N[ ! ,E,L,N 7,EJ]CITO DE ,LIB]ACION ,NACIONAL_/,NATIONAL ,LIB]ATION ,>MY74 ,FROM ! ,*AVI/A P]SPECTIVE1 ! EXT]NAL ,BETE ,NOIRE P> EXCELL5CE IS ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM1 FULFILL$ BY ! DISGRACEFUL LEAD]%IP ( ,TRUMP :I* APPEALS P]FECTLY TO ,M>XI/ LEFT-W+ PROPAG&A4 ,!N !RE W\LD BE ! :OLE TROOP ( LACKEYS1 S]VANTS & JUNIOR P>TN]S ( ! ,YANKEES4 

,IT IS PLA9 TO SEE ?AT BO? P]SPECTIVES >E L>GELY BAS$ ON TRU?S ?AT ! O!R SIDE MAKES ! GREATE/ EF=T TO IGNORE1 SO ?AT1 = EXAMPLE1 ! OBVI\S & O/5TATI\S PRES5CE ( (FICIALS ,CUBANS 9 MILIT>Y 9/ALLATIONS & /ATE SECURITY BECOMES 9VISIBLE DATA = SOME4 ,SIMIL>LY = O!RS1 :O >E AW>E ( ! LUCRATIVE DEALS ?AT ! ,MADURO GOV]NM5T HAS AGRE$ ) ! TRANSNATIONAL BANKS1 !RE IS A PRET5SE ( IGNORANCE AB\T ! WAYS1 YET AGA91 ?AT !RE IS /EAL?Y AGREEM5T AMONG ITS 0IRRECONCILABLE0 OPPON5TS4 

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