“Venezuelan
President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that the US President Barack
Obama has decided to topple his government and force a military
intervention in this nation with the approval of sanctions and
political measures. 'President Barack Obama, representing the US
imperialist elite, has personally decided to take on the task of
defeating my government and intervening in Venezuela to control it,'
Maduro said in a national TV address Monday night.”
“This
is the third group of sanctions Washington imposed on Caracas'
officials in less than four months. 'Obama has taken the most unfair
and aggressive step Washington has ever taken toward Venezuela,'
Maduro said. He also hailed the seven officials sanctioned by the
White House as "heroes," and named national intelligence
chief Gustavo Gonzalez as new Interior Minister.”
“Earlier
Monday, Obama also declared a 'state of emergency,' citing the
situation in Venezuela constitutes an unusual and extraordinary
threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United
States, and the US will take 'further steps' in its relation with
Venezuela. As counter measures, Maduro announced the reduction of US
embassy personnel in Caracas, a new visa system for all American
tourists in Venezuela and an 'anti-terrorist' list which banned
several top US politicians to enter this South American nation.”
“Commercial
ties between Venezuela and the United States have, however, been
largely unaffected by these political tensions, which were common
after late President Hugo Chavez came to power. The United States is
Venezuela's top trading partner and the South American nation in 2014
remained the fourth-largest oil supplier to the United States, with
an average of 733,000 barrels per day.”
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