Interesting how CNN cites Rafael Ramirez as a legit critic of Maduro and doesn't inform readers that Venezuela's govt seeks his extradition for a massive corruption scheme. US prosecutors named him as a bribe recipient but never charged him, presumably bc he's helping their plot.
https://twitter.com/StePozzebon/status/1339988877516390407
CNN portrays Rafael Ramirez as a principled Chavista and gives him space to compare Maduro to Pinochet. But for some reason it couldn't find any room to mention this aspect of his background. apnews.com/article/8fa2dd…
The word "sanctions" does not appear once in CNN's article. The all-out US economic war that necessitated the Anti-Blockade Law is framed as a fantastical accusation by Maduro, not a concrete reality. Little context is provided to understand moves toward financial liberalization. 
But now that Venezuela has "quietly quit socialism," CNN can quietly quit Venezuela, right? Presumably its work there – which is essentially identical to the work of the US State Department and US financial elites – is done.
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