The U.S. Has Venezuela in Its Crosshairs
(WorldNews Argentina)

Last Thursday-on January 10-Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for his second term as president of Venezuela. `I tell the people,` Maduro said, `this presidential sash is yours. The power of this sash is yours. It does not belong to the oligarchy or to imperialism. It belongs to the sovereign people of Venezuela.` These two terms-oligarchy and imperialism-define the problems faced by Maduro´s new government. Oligarchy Despite 10 years of governance by the socialist forces-first led by Hugo Chavez and now by Maduro-the Venezuelan oligarchy remains firmly intact. It dominates large sections of the economy, holds immense amounts of the country´s social wealth and controls the main media outlets. A...