Even as Cuba and the United States try to bury 50 years of
enmity, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has seemed to be going in the other
direction, vilifying "insolent Yankees" at rallies and threatening to
cut ties completely. Fellow leftists Cuba and Venezuela are arguably the most
unconditional allies in Latin America, but Cuban President Raul Castro's move
to rapprochement with the old "imperialist" enemy contrasts with
Maduro's fury at U.S. plans for sanctions against his own government. "It
looks like Raul is cheating on Nicolas!" scoffed Venezuelan opposition
leader Henrique Capriles in an interview with Reuters. "All of the
Americas going in one direction, and Nicolas doesn't know where he's
heading." More… 
Thursday, December 18, 2014
U.S.-Cuba rapprochement exposes Venezuela's Maduro
Even as Cuba and the United States try to bury 50 years of
enmity, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has seemed to be going in the other
direction, vilifying "insolent Yankees" at rallies and threatening to
cut ties completely. Fellow leftists Cuba and Venezuela are arguably the most
unconditional allies in Latin America, but Cuban President Raul Castro's move
to rapprochement with the old "imperialist" enemy contrasts with
Maduro's fury at U.S. plans for sanctions against his own government. "It
looks like Raul is cheating on Nicolas!" scoffed Venezuelan opposition
leader Henrique Capriles in an interview with Reuters. "All of the
Americas going in one direction, and Nicolas doesn't know where he's
heading." More… 
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