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As the US threatens to include Venezuela on the state sponsors of terrorism list, Greg Wilpert talks to Steve Ellner about sanctions and the prospects of them intensifying.

By Greg Wilpert - The Real News

Nov 28th 2018 at 10.32am

According reports in Washington Post and Reuters, the Trump administration is actively exploring the option of placing Venezuela on the state sponsor of terrorism list, to further intensify sanctions that have already caused significant damage to Venezuela’s economy. We speak to Steve Ellner about the sanctions’ effects.

Source: The Real News Network

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