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Maduro blames the “crazy right” for riots sparked by daily several/hours blackouts

Thursday, April 28th 2016 - 07:34 UTC
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Venezuelan cities cleaned up from a night of looting and fiery protests on Wednesday as government offices closed their doors for the rest of the week in the face of a worsening energy crisis that is causing daily blackouts. In Caracas, hundreds of angry voters lined up to sign a petition beginning the process of recalling the deeply unpopular President Nicolas Maduro. Read full article

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  • Lucifer

    The end of every Socialist regime is so exciting.

    Apr 28th, 2016 - 11:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Marti Llazo

    Inmaduro can't seem to get the expressions right. What he probably meant to say was “ vast right-wing conspiracy.”

    Apr 28th, 2016 - 02:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Jack Bauer

    What's wrong with MADurine ? did he just wake up from his Bolivarian dream and realize that he is the asshole who fucked things up ?

    Apr 28th, 2016 - 08:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Orbit

    @1 - Agreed but I always feel a sense of loss when they fail. Like finishing a really good book. The last acts are as predictable as they are entertaining, treading a dead man's walk between self-preservation, dogma and denial that it hasn't actually worked. Again. The good news is there is always another series, and within time somebody somewhere will suggest that we should make a more equal society in spite of the human condition. Other people will see it as a really good new idea and be contemptuous of dissenters (what sort of selfish scumbag would not want a fair society?). Then they will set themselves up in power, like how it feels to be in charge, borrow a lot of money and we'll be up and running on episode 278.

    Apr 29th, 2016 - 08:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Mendoza Canadian

    The problems started when they let Chavez out of prison years ago and then elected him president. Seems they couldn't see the forest for the trees.

    Apr 29th, 2016 - 12:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • LatAmBurgher

    “”The crazy right wing doesn't understand that in hard times, a family has to band together,” he said. “They're trying to create a violent situation.“”

    I can't be the only one who thinks Maduro is channeling Jim Jones when he makes reference to “family.”

    Apr 30th, 2016 - 02:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • VoiceOver

    Not fair to blame Maduro, chap is raving mad (remember his little birdie?)

    May 01st, 2016 - 05:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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