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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks during an interview in Caracas May 23, 2014.

US rejects Venezuela’s accusations of a plot to overthrow its government

Global Politics

Venezuela alleges the US ambassador to Colombia plotted to destabilize and “annihilate” President Nicolas Maduro, just the latest claim in an escalating war of words between the two nations. The claim came shortly before the US House approved a measure calling for sanctions on officials in the Venezuelan government over human rights abuses.Venezuela alleges the US ambassador to Colombia plotted to destabilize and “annihilate” President Nicolas Maduro, just the latest claim in an escalating war of words between the two nations. The claim came shortly before the US House approved a measure calling for sanctions on officials in the Venezuelan government over human rights abuses.

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