Former Minister Warns of Civil War in Venezuela

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I am sure this won't get much play here, but I always want to keep everyone informed of the wins for Democratic Socialism.

 

CARACAS, Venezuela—Nationwide protests are spreading beyond President Nicolás Maduro’s control and risk morphing into civil war, said a retired Venezuelan general who was in charge of suppressing the last wave of unrest three years ago. 

“We’re seeing much larger masses protesting across all major cities, including the working-class neighborhoods” once firmly supporting the government, said Major Gen. (Ret.) Miguel Rodríguez Torres, who served as Mr. Maduro’s interior minister in 2013 and 2014. “The government is losing control.”

 

The embattled president needs to begin negotiating election dates now to avoid plunging the country into anarchy, he added.

Mr. Rodríguez Torres’s comments come days after Attorney General Luisa Ortega criticized the government’s escalating repression, underlining growing pressure on Mr. Maduro from top current and former ruling party officials.

 

An attempt by judges allied with Mr. Maduro to dissolve the opposition-controlled congress in late March has triggered a wave of unrest that has claimed at least 37 lives, provoked unprecedented international condemnation, divided the ruling party and energized a fractious opposition.

Thousands of opposition supporters gathered across Caracas and other cities again Monday to demand the release of political prisoners and call for general elections.

Mr. Maduro has responded to spiraling economic crisis and plunging popularity by neutering the National Assembly, postponing all elections scheduled for last year and repressing opponents.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-minister-warns-of-civil-war-in-venezuela-1494263279

 

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They just need another Chavez, that'll sure help. 

If only the left would enjoy what the fruits of rampant socialism results in and threaten to move to Venezuela instead of Canada.

Edited May 11, 2017 by IAMX