. . . not from foreign intervention but from the courage and resilience of the Venezuelan people. After suffering for years under an authoritarian regime, living in a man-made humanitarian disaster, and sacrificing their lives to rescue their democracy, they are on the cusp of breaking free from the chains of dictatorship. It is time for . . .
. . . the U.N. to stand with them. (Jared Genser, "The U.N. Can Save Venezuela -- Really," The Wall Street Journal, February 1, 2019)
For fellow nostalgists, a post from the grooveyard of Unca D's forgotten hits, circa 2015: How The Houston Chronicle news side -- not the editorialists, oddly -- once did PR for the Bolivarian Republic.
More excellence in blogging from 2014 here and here.
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