US hits Nicols Maduro with sanctions after Venezuela's 'sham' election

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: The Guardian

The US government has imposed financial sanctions on Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, after the election of a new legislative body to redraft the country’s constitution in a vote described by Washington as a “sham.”

Maduro hailed Sunday’s election as a popular mandate to dramatically recast the troubled state, but his political opponents have warned this could lead to the dissolution of existing powers and turn the country into a fully fledged dictatorship.

The sanctions unveiled on Monday freeze any of Maduro’s assets under US jurisdiction, and prohibit US citizens from doing business with the beleaguered president.

Acording to Reuters, the US is also considering further sanctions against Venezuela’s oil industry, which could prove devastating for a country which is already in a state of economic free fall.



Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/31/us-venezuela-sanctions-nicolas-maduro

[geek tragedy]

1. Do I have to choose sides between Tr*mp and Maduro? nt

[Stonepounder]

2. I can't believe the hypocrisy of this!

How is what is going on in Venezuala, different from what Trump is doing in the White House?

[EX500rider]

4. ?

Trump is inventing a new legislative body to rewrite the Constitution so he can hold on to power forever??

That's news to me.

[Stonepounder]

7. Trump is ignoring the Constitution. He is trying to rule by fiat.

He is trying to destroy democratic elections. He cares only about enriching himself. And he already has a legislative body who is allowing him to get away with it. (And if the commission he set up to 'investigate' all of those illegal voters who voted so that Hillary won the popular vote will do its best to change the laws so that only Trump voters are allowed to vote. He doesn't need to rewrite the Constitution, he can just ignore it.)

[pangaia]

9. Patience.

[iluvtennis]

10. Absolutely. Sanctions here, but no bad word for Russia's interference into US elections

[flibbitygiblets]

3. I know, kind of the pot calling the kettle black, ain't it?

[Sunlei]

5. prohibit US citizens from doing business- this I can accept, except for humanitarian & necessities-

foods, medicines, agriculture & household necessities.

[6000eliot]

6. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

"'Sham election!'" Oh, my sides!

[FLPanhandle]

8. I actually approve of this

I guess the broken clock analogy works here.