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We Ignore Venezuela’s Imminent Implosion at our Peril

Posted May 2nd, 2016 at 4:28 pm (UTC-4)
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Gangs of regime thugs now roam the streets on motorcycles and attack opposition gatherings. Meanwhile, the government is essentially shutting itself down…Remarkably, most of the Western hemisphere is studiously ignoring this meltdown. The Obama administration and Washington’s Latin America watchers are obsessed with the president’s pet project, the opening to Cuba.

Saving Venezuela

Posted March 24th, 2016 at 10:16 am (UTC-4)
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Standing up for freedom and justice is perhaps the very essence of the United States…. Yet, there is a humanitarian disaster in danger of slipping under our radar close to home. In Venezuela, an entire nation stands on the brink of a man-made catastrophe.