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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVenezuela demands US explanation over alleged assassination plot
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/venezuela/10267475/Venezuela-demands-US-explanation-over-alleged-assassination-plot.htmlVenezuela demands US explanation over alleged assassination plot
Venezuelas left wing president has demanded that Barack Obama explain his role in an alleged plot to assassinate him.
Nicolas Maduro called on the American president to explain what he knew of the alleged assassination plan.
President Maduro said that besides Colombia, it was hatched by far-right Venezuelan opposition figures in Miami. The Venezuelan president is a frequent and fiery critic of Washington, as was his predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez.
Is President Obama so weak that decisions are made for him in the United States to kill a Latin American head of state without his knowing it? he said.
Venezuelas authorities have claimed to have foiled a plot to kill the countrys president after arresting two hit men, allegedly actingv on orders from a former Colombian leader.
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Venezuela made frequent allegations of assassination plots against the late leftist President Hugo Chavez and has continued to do so under Mr Maduro, his hand-picked successor.
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Venezuela demands US explanation over alleged assassination plot (Original Post)
Bacchus4.0
Aug 2013
OP
But the baseless impugning of a Democratic president on a Democratic board should
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2013
#5
I actually did not claim that we are involved. I'm just not going to dismiss it as unthinkable.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2013
#10
snooper2
(30,151 posts)1. LOL, somebody needs more attention...
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)2. right, because we of course would never ever do anything like that.
The odd hatred for Latin American socialists on an allegedly progressive message board continues unabated.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)4. "hatred"? Making joke not = hatred
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)5. But the baseless impugning of a Democratic president on a Democratic board should
be better measured.
"Some other guy once did it so obviously Obama is just as guilty," is not an argument, it's a temper tantrum over past issues.
dionysus
(26,467 posts)9. it's a 6+ year long temper tantrum at that...
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)10. I actually did not claim that we are involved. I'm just not going to dismiss it as unthinkable.
We've done worse. Democratic presidents have done worse.
dionysus
(26,467 posts)7. you know you're down the rabbit hole with ODS when you think he's plotting to assassinate
the prez of Venezuela...
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)3. An explanation has been found
dionysus
(26,467 posts)6. LOL, FFS...
FSogol
(45,599 posts)8. My kingdom for an Unrec button!
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)11. Just tell the stupid asshole Obama was mistranslated nt