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Trial by Fire: Nicolás Maduro and the Venezuelan Crisis
As Nicolas Maduro was arrested, he may have been tried and executed by the US Justice Department. The whole trial leading to indictment till current Venezuela Crisis. All leading to what? An end to Latin America by United States.
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Previously
…Maduro, his chosen successor, had inherited this mantle, a charismatic figure who could whip crowds into a frenzy, his words a potent elixir of defiance and solidarity. He had spoken of socialism, of sovereignty, of wresting control from the grasping hands of foreign powers, particularly the United States. For a time, under the flush of oil revenues, his vision seemed to hold. But oil prices, like fortunes, are fickle. And as the coffers dwindled, so too did the illusion. The cracks, once insignificant fissures, began to widen into chasms. Hyperinflation, a runaway beast,