Hamza lived through a dictatorship and then came to Venezuela, where he became either a cynic or a pragmatist, depending on how you read his words. All that remains clear is that things here can always get worse.
An actual U.S. military action in Venezuela would be a calamity. But if it could be made credible, the threat of U.S. military action could prove quite useful.
38 Animals. A 30X payoff. A grim wager of hunger stalks “Los Animalitos” —the new lottery craze taking Venezuela’s desperate people by storm.
Venezuela made specific commitments to the world in the context of the Paris Climate Accords. It’s not just that we’re behind on implementing them, it’s that we’re way behind in planning to implement them.
We talked, we argued, we babbled, we spoke. But you still pretend to know more about Venezuela suffering than us, the real victims. And I’m not taking it anymore.
Colombians have a way with words. President Juan Manuel Santos is no exception.
The international community was making good progress on isolating and punishing the Maduro Regime. Then Donald Trump had to start running that giant mouth of his, bigly.
The U.S. needs a way to put meaningful pressure on the Maduro regime without making oil prices spike or Venezuelans starve. The way you do that is Oil-for-Food.
With the U.S. preparing to cut off PDVSA, you’d imagine the company would be a hubbub of contingency planning for this catastrophe. You’d be wrong.
I've run out of G-rated words to describe our descent into all-out dictatorial communist hell. Thankfully, Hannah Dreier has our back on The Global POLITICO podcast. Have a listen.
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