Protests Escalating In Venezuela
April 12, 2017
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as posted by the channelVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says the protesters are being influenced by the US, who wants their oil. This is highly possible, and Latin American history would suggest likely. Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, and Maz Jobrani, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Venezuela's president has accused the US of using continuing street protests to attempt a "slow-motion" Ukraine-style coup against his government and "get their hands on Venezuelan oil”.
In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Nicolás Maduro, elected last year after the death of Hugo Chávez, said what he described as a "revolt of the rich" would fail because the country's "Bolivarian revolution" was more deeply rooted than when it had seen off an abortive US-backed coup against Chávez in 2002.
Venezuela, estimated to have the world's largest oil reserves, has faced continuous violent street protests – focused on inflation, shortages and crime – since the beginning of February, after opposition leaders launched a campaign to oust Maduro and his socialist government under the slogan of "the exit".
"They are trying to sell to the world the idea that the protests are some of sort of Arab spring," he said. "But in Venezuela, we have already had our spring: our revolution that opened the door to the 21st century”.”*
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Hosts: Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, Maz Jobrani
Cast: Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, Maz Jobrani
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