Opinion & Analysis

History suggests it may be difficult to overthrow a Venezuelan government without support from the country'€™s have-nots.

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"A year has passed since the physical parting of Hugo Chavez and it’s still impossible to accept," writes journalist and author Eva Golinger.

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Members of Congress and the Obama administration have consistently placed the blame for the violence stemming from protests on the Venezuelan government, while overlooking or ignoring violent incidents by opposition protesters, including the decapitation of motorcycle riders, the burning of government buildings and metro stations, attacks against state media companies, and the killing of individuals seeking to dismantle barricades, including a National Guard officer. Officials have referred instead to “systematic” human rights abuses and government repression, without citing evidence.

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Federico Fuentes, provides answers to common questions about recent events in Venezuela. 

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Venezuela's struggle is widely misrepresented in western media. This is a classic conflict between right and left, rich and poor.

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People are confused about Venezuela, and reasonably so. Why conflicts? Who is protesting? On what scale? What is the government response? What are the deeper issues? Even more, what do the deeper issues and possible responses portend for the future?

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