Highlights: *** Members of the Venezuelan opposition, MUD, asked the U.S. government not to sanction Human Rights violators. Forced to answer very direct questions from Senators Marco Rubio and Bob Menendez, the Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta Jacobson, admitted that members of the Venezuelan opposition, specifically belonging to the MUD (Mesa de Unidad Democrática), had asked the U.S. government not to sanction Human Rights violators, since, in their opinion, this would harm the process of dialogue going on at this time between the MUD and the Maduro government. This was a shocking revelation by the high-level officer of the Department of State and confirmed rumors that had been advanced in the Venezuelan press, specifically by Alberto Franceschi. This represents, in my opinion, a political disaster for the MUD, as it will reinforce the position of those who reject the dialogue because they consider it an unethical negotiation between the Maduro regime and an over-pragmatic opposition represented by the MUD.
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 01:50:16 +0000