Venezuela president declares emergency, cites U.S., domestic 'threats'

[Zorro]

Source: Reuters

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared a 60-day state of emergency on Friday due to what he called plots from within the OPEC country and the United States to topple his leftist government.

Maduro did not provide details of the measure. A previous state of emergency, implemented in states near the Colombian border last year, suspended constitutional guarantees in those areas, except for guarantees relating to human rights.

Earlier on Friday, U.S. intelligence officials told reporters they were increasingly worried about the potential for an economic and political meltdown in Venezuela and predicted Maduro was not likely to complete his term.

Venezuela's opposition is seeking to recall the unpopular leader, 53, amid a worsening crisis that includes food and medicine shortages, frequent power cuts, sporadic looting and galloping inflation.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-president-declares-emergency-cites-u-domestic-threats-020753496--business.html

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I wonder which country Maduro will decide to live in exile. I'm thinking Nicaragua.

[scscholar]

1. Jus got back from Caracas, and...

the US media is exaggerating the situation. The pictures of people butchering dogs are fabrications.

[Zorro]

2. Any improvement in the exaggerated beer/TP/2 day workweek situations?

[scscholar]

3. If you use public power, then the work day is limited...

but with the 1.5 cent per liter gas my company buys, you'd be foolish not to run your own generator. Unfortunately, my company is based in Seattle so we expect "Seattle hundreds" (16 hrs/day on Mon-Thu and 12 hrs/day on Fri-Sun), so the poor guys there have to work a lot more than two days a week.

[7962]

7. Yes, you were "visiting". You dont have to deal with it continually

[scscholar]

9. I will admit that the suitcase full of TP...

I took with me was greatly appreciated. The US has really screwed-up that country, especially wrt TP.

[7962]

10. The US has long been known as the leader of the Toilet Paper cartel

[EX500rider]

13. How would the US keep a oil rich nation from buying TP?

Especially seeing as how the Chavez/Maduro regimes have blown over 100 billion dollars in oil money..

[Archae]

8. Yup, "I didn't see it so it never happned!"

[COLGATE4]

11. How about the scenes of Guardia Nacional soldiers stealing goats

because they have no food at their barracks?

[bluestateguy]

4. And it's all going to be the fault of the mean ole United States!

Just watch.

[Yallow]

5. The Richest Country In The World Can't Even Feed Their Own People

Counting all resources.

Venezuela has everything, except a single person in the "Chavista Revolution" with half a clue.

[Archae]

6. "Emergency..."

The one Maduro concocted so he can stay in power.

[madokie]

12. Believe it or not

the US is in bed with the folks who are trying their damnedness to topple Maduro.
Like I said believe it or not, (I could care less,) but I'm here to tell you that the oilie boys and their co-horts in our cia are busy as little bees trying as they might to get their greedy hands on 'our/their' oil under the ground in Venezuela.

I seen this for what it was as soon as the Hugo came to power years ago.

[EX500rider]

15. "Believe it or not" Not...

....zero proof and they have shot themselves in the foot with the stupid price controls during rampant inflation and moronic currency controls so the companies can't get dollars to buy imports.

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. Well, of course we knew the US would get the blame. Nothing new there. Maduro should be....

recalled, if nothing else, for using the same old tired ass talking points from two decades ago.