Venezuela to sue US over its decision to regard Caracas as national security threat

Venezuela will sue the US President over the "international illegality" of a decree which describes Caracas as a security threat to the United States and imposes sanctions against its senior officials. “We can’t have that decree around. It’s like the Sword of Damocles here,” Maduro said in a TV speech on Thursday, as cited by the Latin American Herald Tribute. “Venezuela is going to file a lawsuit in the United States itself over the international illegality of Barack Obama’s decree which has been threatening Venezuela since March 9 of this year.” There has still been no reaction from Washington to Maduro’s words. Maduro has previously slammed the US decree as a “colossal mistake” and “imperialist arrogance”. More…