“The Yankee empire sanctions we, who are
revolutionaries, we have taken as the maximum recognition for our historical
struggles. That the empire sanctions is an honor,” El Aissami said during a
public event televised by the state TV network. Later however El Aissami said
the U.S. measures -- announced Sunday night and only 48 hours after Canada
sanctioned him, Maduro and other 38 officials -- were a new “aggression.” El
Aissami was labeled an SDN by Treasury in February, together with Samark Bello,
a Venezuelan businessman that has done business with the Maduro administration,
and who the U.S. said was the front to El Aissami’s drug-trafficking kingpin
activities. More…
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