Obama says U.S. watching 'crackdowns' on Venezuela opposition

[Zorro]

Source: Reuters

The United States is watching "crackdowns on the opposition" in Venezuela, President Barack Obama said in a television interview aired on Friday when asked if he considered newly elected Nicolas Maduro to be the country's legitimate president.

Maduro, elected in April by a narrow margin, earlier this year accused the United States of seeking to kill opposition leader Henrique Capriles to stir chaos and spark a coup. Maduro's mentor and predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez, was one of the world's most vocal critics of the United States.

"I think that the entire hemisphere has been watching the violence, the protests, the crackdowns on the opposition," Obama said in the interview with Univision News during a trip to Mexico. "I think our general view has been that it's up to the people of Venezuela to choose their leaders in legitimate elections."

Opposition-led protests the day after the April 14 vote turned violent and, according to the government, caused nine deaths. Maduro accused Capriles of trying to start a coup against him.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-says-u-watching-crackdowns-venezuela-opposition-002746771.html

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Prepare for another round of furious bluster from Manuro.

[Arctic Dave]

1. Crapilies

[David__77]

2. Watch away! And try to learn a lesson too!

Democrats need to learn how to really deal with the right-wingers.

[BadtotheboneBob]

5. Please elaborate...

How would you have Democrats "really deal with right-wingers"?

[Fumesucker]

8. The same way they dealt with Occupy?

[BadtotheboneBob]

9. I see...

... except that I believe that there are several things mistaken with that scenario. 1.) RW'ers would never sit meekly like that and allow themselves to be pepper-sprayed without resistance. Which leads us to... 2.) RW'ers have guns - lots of them. Which leads us to... 3.) They would be more than willing to use them, if they felt threatened with violent, or even semi-violent, suppression... I feel confident those statements are accurate in their assertion. So, there must be a better way unless you would be willing to go that route. Now, what that is, I'm not entirely certain. But, there must be a better way... otherwise, there will be blood. Of that, I am entirely certain.

[Fumesucker]

10. You missed the question mark evidently

And you are mistaking moral strength for meekness.

What would have been the long term results if the students had attacked Pepper Spray Cop?

Sun Tzu, man; The pinnacle of excellence in war fighting skill is defeating the enemy without fighting.

[Poll_Blind]

3. I wonder if he ever watched this...

Probably spent most of the time reviewing the TPP.

PB

[freshwest]

4. Not interested in fighting over it, but there was something about Hugo I always loved.

And the people look joyful and united. Good video, thanks.

[Archae]

11. So do people in videos from N Korea.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

6. Obama -

on the wrong side of Venezuala. Again.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

7. Careful the oil doesn't spill