For a couple of months I have noted the
unprecedented diplomatic thaw between the U.S. and Venezuela. Now it is getting
some attention in the major media. “The United States and Venezuela have
embarked on their most extensive dialogue in years in an attempt to improve
their acrimonious relations, according to a senior U.S. administration
official,” Reuters reported this week, citing an unnamed source. On Thursday
afternoon, July 2, just as everyone (including much of the media) was skipping
town for the three-day holiday weekend, Secretary of State John Kerry issued a
statement sending his “best wishes to the people of Venezuela as you celebrate
204 years of independence on July 5.” More…
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