The Guardian: Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro declares state of emergency
Beleaguered leader invokes power to ‘confront threats’ as US officials warn country could disintegrate
Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, has declared a state of emergency, hours after US intelligence officials warned that the South American country could be on the brink of disintegration.
The powers Maduro obtains after Friday night’s declaration allow him “to stabilise our country, and confront all the international and national threats against our fatherland in this moment”, the president said, but he did not detail how he intends to use them.
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WNU Editor: Crime is rampant, no power, no food, no medicine, and money becoming worthless as inflation hits 700% .... I have doubts that blaming the U.S. is going to fly .... Venezuela accuses US of plotting coup as Washington warns of 'imminent collapse' (The Independent). On a side note, this reminds me of the old Soviet Union .... A Day With the Buy-and-Flip Hustlers Who Rule in Venezuela (Bloomberg).
More News On The Crisis In Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro Tightens Hold on Venezuela as U.S. Fears Further Tumult -- New York Times
Venezuela crisis: Maduro threatens seizure of closed factories -- BBC
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro orders crackdown as country's crisis intensifies -- The Telegraph
Venezuela under emergency decree amid economic crisis and claims of US sabotage -- ABC News Online
President orders military exercises as Venezuela braces for state of emergency -- DW
Venezuela Plans Army Exercises as Maduro Seeks to Prolong Powers -- Bloomberg
Venezuela opposition slams 'desperate' Maduro state of emergency -- Reuters
U.S. concern grows over possible Venezuela meltdown: officials -- Reuters
Venezuela's State of Emergency -- Matt Ford, The Atlantic
2 comments:
This is going to end badly for Venezuela, civil war or maduro is just going to go full dictator.
It was always going to end badly for Venezuela.
On one hand, you have an engrenched Ogliarchy dating back to post Bolivar days, with "outside sponsors",
On the other hand, you have everbody else, fed up with the status quo for 30 years now.
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