By Stephen Levy
Lost amidst the news of the political opening with Cuba, the
United States has continued to target and sanction one of the Castro’s closest
allies, the Venezuelan government. The State Department, as noted
in the Miami Herald, imposed visa bans on February 2nd on officials
culpable in the crackdowns on political and economic protests in Venezuela, as
well as those engaged in corruption. Despite lacking the sheer verbosity of
Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro tried his best to imitate
Chavez in his response, criticizing the U.S. as an “irresponsible imperial
faction”. Maduro then ordered a pharmacy’s CEO arrested in an attempt to get
the company to release more of its products. It seems unlikely that such an
action will stem the increasing number of protests on the lack
of basic human necessities at Venezuelan grocery stores.
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