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Five Years Later, Venezuelan Ambassador Reflects on US-Backed Coup, and Discusses Venezuela's Oil Plans, Posada Carriles, and Chavez's Controversial Decree Powers
Five years ago this week, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was temporarily ousted in a short-lived coup he says was backed by the United States. On the fifth anniversary of the coup, we speak with Venezuela’s ambassador to the United States, Bernardo Alvarez Herrera. In a wide-ranging interview Amb. Alvarez discusses the U.S. role in the coup, why the Bush administration has refused to extradite Luis Posada Carriles, oil laws in Venezuela and more. [includes rush transcript]
