The region cannot just stand by as Venezuela veers toward civil war
VENEZUELA’S POLITICAL and humanitarian
crisis, which has long been desperate and deadly, this week tipped toward the
surreal. On Tuesday, a helicopter swooped over the Supreme Court and interior
ministry, dropping grenades and firing shots; President Nicolás Maduro called
it a U.S.-backed coup attempt. But no one was injured in the incident, and when
the pilot of the helicopter turned out to be an actor who has played a police
commando in the movies — and who has yet to be detained by authorities —
opposition leaders understandably wondered whether the incident was
orchestrated by Mr. Maduro. More…
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