Venezuela's efforts to resolve crisis 'total failure': Kerry

[okaawhatever]

(Reuters) - Impatience with the Venezuelan government is growing over its "total failure" to show good faith in talks to resolve the country's political crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, the handpicked successor to the late U.S. antagonist and leftist firebrand Hugo Chavez, has railed against talk of sanctions from Washington, which he terms "the imperialist elitists from the north."

But talks between Maduro's government and the opposition to resolve the crisis have stumbled.

Mediators from the Union of South American States (UNASUR) regional grouping urged both sides back to the negotiating table on Tuesday.

Kerry said "the neighbors" of Venezuela, including the United States, are concerned about the situation there causing regional instability.

But he stressed that Washington is not undertaking any action in Venezuela and, in fact, has reached out to third parties, including the Vatican, to mediate the crisis.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/21/us-usa-venezuela-idUSBREA4K14Z20140521

[1000words]

1. The U.S. State Dept. is only concerned with regional instabilty ...

they haven't nurtured, or have control over.

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. The Maduro government is the elected government.

If the opposition wants to rule, it needs to win an election.

[Drew Richards]

4. Thank you CG

[mylye2222]

5. The main issue is the gov-made persecution that faces opposition.

[Comrade Grumpy]

6. Maybe the students should try going to class instead of rioting in the streets.

[mylye2222]

7. Very hard comment. Do you have any respect for political pluralism?

[Comrade Grumpy]

20. Yeah. Venezuela has a parliament with many factions represented.

[joshcryer]

14. I'm sure you said that of occupy...

[Comrade Grumpy]

23. I don't think OWS was anywhere near as violent as the rightists in Venezuela.

And while the demonstrators in Venezuela have some legitimate beefs, I don't think the opposition is mainly about that. it's mainly about trying to get rid of the Bolivarian Revolution.

Have the Venezuelan cops committed human rights abuses? Probably. I will criticize them for that, but I won't use it as an excuse to try to overthrow the government.

[mylye2222]

26. You know, I took part at the OWS like protests in France during the 20011 fall. I supported OWS issu

I do think Occupy is legitimate.
I do also think EVERY KIND OF PROTEST excet hatred filled ones, have to be listenent and respected.
I have also very lefties friends who actually went to Occupy France AND DO THINK Venesuelia, as well as Brazil, as well as Cuba.....are actual dictatorships.

[joshcryer]

29. Occupy never did barricades.

But other than that they are similar.

I don't think either group is trying to overthrow the government.

The student protests in Venezuela started because a girl was raped and when the cops did nothing they protested. It would have blown over but they arrested the students rather than having dialog. This caused mass protests within the student movement, instead of a couple of hundred it became tens of thousands.

I think the students are idiots. As long as the deaths are less than the "normal" murder rate then there won't be an outcry.

[mylye2222]

3. Good job, Mr Secretary.

Well since this guy Maduro is handpicked and apparently far more worse than late Chavez, US should not be stunned by that. But I do really appreciate, thet as always, John Kerry advances the value of diplomacy and negociating to resolve this issue.

[Mika]

8. Friggin Rotters News Service ... " the handpicked successor"

Ummm, the elected successor.

[okaawhatever]

16. Both atually. Chavez groomed Maduro because he thought he'd make a good President. nt

[mylye2222]

9. Apparently he was handpicked for the election, on constitutional fraud.

From Wikipedia.

[SamKnause]

10. Kerry you don't give a damn about Venezuela or its people.

The U.S. has worked tirelessly to fuck up the Venezuela economy.

The U.S. worked tirelessly to oust the late great President Hugo Chavez.

The U.S. has worked tirelessly to demean President Nicolas Maduro.

You didn't even recognize Maduro's win in the elections.

You have attempted coups, you have paid for coup attempts, you disseminate lies, you do everything you can to make the Venezuelan economy scream.

The U.S. does not spread democracy.

The U.S. spreads U.S. style democracy.

It invades country after country and takes what it wants.

We know why Venezuela is so important to the U.S. interests.

OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL

Same story, different day, different year, different decade, different century.

Your IMPERIALISM is showing.

Leave South American alone !!!!!

You have done enough damage to last a life time.

Viva Venezuela
Viva Hugo Chavez
Viva President Nicolas Maduro

[mylye2222]

11. "The U.S. worked tirelessly to oust the late great President Hugo Chavez. "

This was BUSH ADMINISTRATIONS attempt.

Dont mess up. Those BushInc are not the US.

Btw. Who, as a senator, denounced the CIA coups and drug running, led by the Bush-Reagan ensemble in the 1980th? Kerry.

[JI7]

12. this is comedic, anytime stories like this, the one about the US sending forces to look for girls

kidnapped in Nigeria etc come up, i just know there will be this type of reply.

[mylye2222]

13. Yes, J17. Their is a group of DUers here,

Anytime they see the work " Kerry" , those incredible needs of them to bash him comes up.

[joshcryer]

15. Yep.

[Tarheel_Dem]

30. +1000

[okaawhatever]

17. Viva Sec of State Kerry, Viva President Obama, Viva the United States. This is a website for

those who vote for Demoratic candidates. Are you in the wrong place? Do you support the Democratic party?

[mylye2222]

18. Mmm I think so.....

Even If I dont vote, oubviously because Im a foreigner non in America living in, I would never had come here to bash Dems. Critisize, yes. Trash, no.

[okaawhatever]

21. If I responded to you, sorry I didn't mean to. I was responding to the self-proclaimed

"dirty Socialist hippie".

[mylye2222]

22. Oh no, don't worry. nothing reponding at you. I was just

making my point and explaining myself. You're warmly welcome!

[SamKnause]

19. I am a proud, dirty, fucking, Socialist, hippie.

[Comrade Grumpy]

24. Are you the purity police?

[mylye2222]

25. No!!! And btw, I do know hippies....

who , unlike you, can make difference between people and policies, can make different between far right an progress, and are not ONLY stuck into their political beliefs, but do pay attention to other opinions.

[geek tragedy]

27. The only impure ones are those who fail to recognize the greatness of

Maduro, the greatest economic mind and most committed human rights and civil liberties advocate in the Western Hemisphere!!!!

[mylye2222]

28. I AM INPURE AND PROUD TO BEEEEEE!!!!!! WHAHOUUUUUHHHHHHH!!!!!