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How Venezuela's Maduro Threatens Latin America

By David Smolansky

In the wake of the Aug. 4 drone explosion, an exiled former mayor calls for more international engagement in Venezuela.

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If there is anything we have learned from the supposed assassination attempt against Nicolás Maduro with drones, it is that persecution is going to increase in Venezuela.

It is state policy to systematically violate the human rights of the citizenry, especially if there is an excuse like the alleged attack on Aug. 4. Neither the Venezuelan people nor most of the international community believe that Maduro would have been the victim of an...

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