Venezuela lashes out at Spain after exports of riot gear halted

[Bacchus4.0]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/07/venezuela-spain-exports-riot-gear-halted

The Venezuelan government has questioned the "moral authority" of the Spanish government after Madrid suspended exports of anti-riot and police gear to its former colony.

Following weeks of unrest and violence in Venezuela, Spain's Conservative government quietly decided to suspend sales last month, the foreign minister, José Manuel García Margallo, said in Athens on Saturday.

"It is not logical to add fuel to the fire when there is a conflict," he said. "It's a way of saying that the climate of violence should be replaced by a climate of dialogue."

The comments drew sharp criticism from Nicolás Maduro's government in Venezuela. It said it "categorically rejects the unfortunate remarks" by García Margallo, "whose government doesn't have the moral authority to offer advice on violence or dialogue when the world has witnessed how Spanish people have risen up to protest at policies that are both exclusionary and in violation of human rights".

[Marksman_91]

1. Looks like Maburro and co. are getting increasingly mad about other countries withdrawing support

You'll see, Brazil is gonna be next. Maria Machado already had a long talk in the Brazilian senate where she was very well-received, and of course Maduro and his cohorts can't say anything about it, Venezuela's relations with Brazil are too precious for the government to criticize that move

[Bacchus4.0]

2. its been too long for other nations in the region to respond (other than Panama)

Kind of disappointing actually.

[delrem]

3. Well, ain't this Irony Central.