Venezuela's Maduro slams Colombia's Santos for 'betrayal'

[Zorro]

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, of "betrayal" on Thursday, saying he had lost faith in him for meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

Maduro said he was putting bilateral relations, which were frequently hostile during his predecessor Hugo Chavez's 14-year socialist rule, under review following Santos' meeting on Wednesday with Capriles.

The Venezuelan opposition leader, a 40-year-old business-friendly state governor, was in Colombia to press his case that Maduro's presidential election win last month, by just 1.5 percentage points, was fraudulent.

"I'm very sorry President Santos has given credence to the fascist Venezuelan right wing," Maduro, 50, said, again accusing Capriles of plotting to overthrow him and saying the Colombian government was now in league with that plan.

http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-maduro-slams-colombias-santos-betrayal-032648168.html

I'll be surprised if Manuro lasts 3 years in office.

[Socialistlemur]

1. Maduro needs to Mature very fast

I do wonder if this guy realizes he's president. He sure puts his mouth in gear and looks foolish. Right now he has to deal with Colombia to get food into western Venezuela. And it's not like this series of meetings will make a difference. What this attitude does is scare the Colombians. Next thing you know Colombia will be a NATO member and the Colombia-Venezuela border is going to get hot. This isn't useful for anybody.