Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
Khaleej Times, Dubia, on Maduro’s call to the U.S.:
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is unrelenting in playing to the gallery. The man who revels in his past profession as a bus driver has kept his political opponents on the edge, and left the powers that be in the region guessing.
In the latest maneuver, the president has stunned his admirers and critics alike by urging the United States to join the ”˜peace commission’ and work alongside South American nations to build a future in consensus.
At the same time, he has also let it be known that he fears his U.S. counterpart will order his assassination and has warned President Barack Obama that such a measure will be a life-time blunder. Maduro has played his cards well and to a great extent has silenced his opponents. The confidence in his once-shaky government was evident as thousands marched on the streets of Caracas to thank the country’s security forces for their efficient policing during the recent unrest.
Maduro has mandated his National Assembly spokesperson to negotiate with the U.S. the terms and conditions for an amicable co-existence. This is to be done under the auspices of the Union of South American Nations. In a broadcast that made many recall his revolutionary predecessor Hugo Chavez, Maduro said, “Give peace and respect a chance and let’s set the foundation for a new type of relations between the U.S., Venezuela and if possible, Latin America and the Caribbean.”
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