Back to Venezuela

Brazil down.  Now Venezuela.  Funny, isn't it, that in all the reporting on the economic crises in Latin American countries there isn't any mention of the part that US banksters played in destabilizing the world economy.

In a bleak assessment of Venezuela's worsening crisis, the senior [US intelligence] officials expressed doubt that unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro would allow a recall referendum this year, despite opposition-led protests demanding a vote to decide whether he stays in office.

But the two officials, briefing a small group of reporters in Washington, predicted that Maduro, who heads Latin America’s most ardently anti-U.S. government and a major U.S. oil supplier, was not likely to be able to complete his term, which is due to end after elections in late 2018.

They said one “plausible” scenario would be that Maduro’s own party or powerful political figures would force him out and would not rule out the possibility of a military coup. Still, they said there was no evidence of any active plotting or that he had lost support from the country’s generals.

  Reuters

Hmmm. They admit there's no evidence of any plotting against Maduro, and yet they suggest possible coups and "predict" he won't last out his term. That's interesting.

Also - "unpopular leftist president" - unpopular with whom might be an informative detail.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.