it isn't to do with isis anyway it's to do with. protecting the interests of israel by keeping iran at bay and stopping the expansion of iranian influence the pentagon also as its own motives they would like to stay they tend to like to stay in the country in conflicts. you know ad nauseum you know until the cows come home as we see in afghanistan i think it's most part of that they don't know they don't want to follow the president's order to get out and i think they're trying to justify it and build up pressure in the media to keep the troops there. ok how about with the top stories in half an hour see it on. country has gone into a nihilistic fever that's why i think they've got to hit the road and get out to traveling across america to find what makes america take them the charlatans the

geniuses this is the quintessential american hero this is it we've come a point around which alan would have done something we always are on the margins something. called the culture listening party. where starting last with this is going to headed east into the swamp we're going into the belly of the beast and i think i want to leave now doesn't get any more of downtown and that may be completely different but the end of this journey. you know world a big part of the movie lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bats and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for

the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. will make this manufacture consent to step into the public will. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the flame and merry go round lifts only the one percent of. the time we can all middle of the room sick. room real news room. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest in the world of politics school. i'm show business i'll see you then.

and you know what devote an entire welcome to our team our special guest does not need any introduction the entire world's eyes are in hanoi and president nicolas maduro thank you for finding time to sit down with us at such a challenging moment when the international community's watching it now as they promised spain france germany and the u.k. in other countries have recognized opposition leader and want to go i don't know as interim president what's your take on that here do you view this move as a deliberate campaign against you. deal not. it's a political and diplomatic blunder it's the wrong move we're in the twenty first century and international relations can't rely on all to made a mess in this day and age you can't just tell others you have seven days to do this and that's in my interests if not i'm going to invade you or do something else it's a clear violation of international law in particular the right to coexistence i think it is a diplomatic political and ethical mistake that puts european governments in

a bad light that they recognize something that does not exist there is only one government in venezuela one that was elected through a direct vote as set forth in the constitution one that swore an oath of allegiance to the constitution and one that executes its functions and performs its duties well i am head of government i am it servant whatever happens elsewhere is a coup a joke a comical it's a disgrace for some european governments to toe the reckless and extremist line imposed by washington it's all been designed at the white house washington has used diplomatic pressure to force its puppets in latin america and dishonorable governments in europe to pursue a coliseum that is doomed to fail was a policy that violates international law but which countries are you referring to i don't know what i mean the members of the so-called lima group they will bow to the us and stand in the way of integration of latin american and caribbean nations it's

an attempt. the first one in our history want to impose their own rules on us to run our country from abroad and to inflict damage on our nation as for europe their actions are simply outrageous you have condemned bedrest sanches up a little sign that you look like cancer but condemn pedro sanchez because he is making the same grave mistake as jose maria aznar who agreed to support george bush's invasion of iraq and forever tainted his reputation with blood he went down in history as an accomplice of the bloody war in iraq as a practicing christian i pray to god that our nation does not have to put up an armed resistance to u.s. troops if that indeed happens pedro senshi has will have blood on his hands for ever just anything in the are you concerned about your own legacy what do you think people will remember you for me but i will meet up with so i would i do care about my legacy but there's one thing i know for sure i will not be remembered as a traitor as a weak man who were negative on his historical commitments and betrayed his nation

i do not know what happens next it is vital for me to perform my duties here and now to defend my homeland to act against a military aggression and the threat of aggression against venezuela by donald trump and to maintain peace in this country must know that as soon as one of the mountains what if there had been no ultimatums or pressure we call in early presidential election of your own will. you are only going to listen to the only upcoming election in venezuela is the parliamentary election that is scheduled to take place according to the constitution in two thousand and twenty i propose the national assembly make arrangements for an early vote and the issue is now being considered but no presidential election we just had a presidential election less than a year ago they were held in full accordance with the constitution they were transparent and there were international observers watching the vote the problem of the opposition is not that we need another election elections are not rare in venezuela over the last twenty years we. held twenty five election was in the last

eighteen months we had six elections so there is no lack of elections in venezuela twenty eighteen the election was held early because the opposition called for it throughout twenty seventeen they were calling for an end in december twenty seventeen we told them we would do it with this situation is different now you're facing a possible war since trump is not ruling out military action and neither are you you announced the creation of fifty thousand strong popular defense units the situation is extremely tense are you afraid there will be war then a sort of way to get out of the. there will be no war or military intervention in venezuela but it doesn't mean that we shouldn't get ready to fight for our land we need to prepare our weapons artillery missile launchers we need to prepare two million militia fighters or right now holding military exercises to mobilize the powerful national ball of aryan armed forces national bolivarian military aviation

all of our in the navy and the national guard and we're getting ready to defend our country but we're also getting ready to combat on the lawful threats coming from donald trump in violation of international law i.e. the threat of a u.s. military intervention there this is just immoral and i use every media outlet to urge the entire world heads of state heads of government and world leaders social movements and the international community to denounce the absurd steps donald trump is taking against venezuela and to stop him he threatened us with a military intervention but venezuela has not surrendered and we never will be done but is anyone listening to you. i think so the world is becoming increasingly sensible inconscious day by day the aversion towards donald trump and his threats will be growing among the twenty first century is not the time for cannon fire and military threats know the twenty first century should be a century of dialogue zero and civilized behavior politics respect for diversity.

peace peaceful coexistence and finding peaceful diplomatic solutions to international conflicts to dialogue is the most important thing for venezuela that's our motto. you're talking about dialogue and meanwhile your army is getting ready for a military action no nation is ready for war though so here's the big question how can this work be avoided we need to do it through spreading the truth and through peaceful diplomacy in the international community must step in we need to ensure that a military intervention would cost the u.s. entirely too much in terms of military spending and human lives what's the formal reason for this war what's the sas this pelisse i'm asking you did i say have right . causes belly what's donald trump's casas belly against venezuela and what is it what do we have w m d's are we have threat to us national security do you know what the cost is belly is here venezuelan oil as well as resources gold natural gas

diamonds or water our material wealth part of the cast his belly is our spiritual wealth by which i mean the ball of aryan revolution the u.s. wants to destroy the legacy of the revolution that became a shining example of independence and social justice the u.s. has no reason to threaten us i mean it's almost trump passed to immediately take back all his military threats against the peaceful and noble people of venezuela all of ours people these are external threats but there is a domestic conflict unfolding as well what is the main threat it poses and dad and also put it then deal in the domestic conflict boils down to a coup attempt in violation of our constitution when there was an attempt to create another government that would function simultaneously and it was doomed to fail no new government exists it only functions online with the support of satellite countries but there was an attempt to substitute a general election which is the only legitimate way to become president in venezuela with declaring yourself

a leader and. city square with the support of social media and mass media i genuinely believe in dialogue i believe in it and i hope that the initiative put forward by mexico or bolivia and the fourteen caricom countries can come to fruition allowing venezuela to create an environment for understanding generosity dialogue and positive plans for the future i mean oh yeah and if in the course of this dialogue it was decided to hold a new election would you agree to it i mean this is the problem for us is not about having an election it's all about our economy and the first thing we should agree on is that we demand a lifting of our economic trade and financial blockade we should demand that resources which have been stolen from us be returned should be the first provision of the program for our country's long term rehabilitation as for the election i would raise the question of granting legal status to the legislative power the only one which hasn't had it in the recent years in doing so ahead of time.

when gold may just manufacture consent to step into the public well. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the five larry go round lifters and be the one percent. going all middle of the room six. million more you don't need. the slogans. and goodwill of those who was before.

those who heard in support of your. see him with the north we will forgo. the bulk move when it's. all show you the snoopy your liver i mean it's going to look good. more muslim also his girls will give your thumbs for good girls. for your dish also look look the same you believe it's toward the door you should go. to starts to. get to me to tell you the little one must needs to look it is it's. just ashton under-staffed just used the mashed old church to stop the president and please introduce project to.

the three of petitions to talk this way to snap them up when you look at those the girls are with you sir your supporters to your shoes sure mr you should put dorothy was devoted to the. if i was tiny willing to negotiate with one why dall if you do negotiate with your leader recognized him as a legitimate player would you be willing to do so. if you could ok one way that i believe that one why dole is a pawn used by the opposition for a reckless scenario that is not destined to be implemented diane and i have always been ready to negotiate with more than three hundred tying of so i've called for a dialogue with all parties doing and different opposition leaders which are more significant than this individual as i suggested sitting at the negotiating table with an open agenda and working out a peaceful solution for venezuela in order to normalize the situation in our

country i think that will judge very few used to sit at the negotiating table that the find yourself at a crossroads now you're saying you're going to if they refuse then things will go the way they've always done in venezuela peace will be established i want to way or another venezuela will continue going it's only one way i will use military threats by the us government against venezuela can only galvanize public consensus that the country in its peanuts if they follow u.s. government instructions and refused to negotiate and will not be to their advantage in the eyes of the public or according to polls more than eighty percent of venezuelans want to see negotiations and a peaceful resolution of the situation. and the us president don't trauma doesn't want to discuss anything either but nonetheless mexican came up with an initial new thing that mexico and russia and china are playing a key role here how can this crisis result internationally. i appreciate the

diplomatic position of most governments calling for dialogue i'm grateful to vladimir putin's government for its strong and clear position and for openly opposing any aggression in the event his way like that or a coup attempt i am grateful to chinese president jiang paying for his position as well as to the president of turkey and prime ministers and presidents of the whole world particularly in latin america to see that i support the initiative with the mexican president andre manual oprah's abra door and president told r.t. if i ask for the sale of aryan president ever moralists and prime ministers of the caribbean community state the sun will start a round of talks and a kolo toure peace conference on february sixth and seventh go to the all the parties involved in the venezuelan conflict will meet their much needed negotiations that i believe in dialogue in solving problems through mutual understanding that i believe in the power of words when in politics and i don't believe in war violence and military can write so yes you can rest assured peace will prevail in venezuela and so will the word of us whether they want to they're

not peace will you know in venezuela but i want to set up us as for domestic politics i'm not at your concern about the an economy yes i'm deeply concerned anything let's talk about the hyperinflation is a serious concern at the same time that there is no research or cannot make very good news is that these are for a government plan to promote economic development and that how do you plan to kick start the economy your agenda back in august i launched an economic recovery program will spur growth and achieve prosperity it features eleven key changes to reach equilibrium in taxes and finally and boost investment there have been areas where we have succeeded in areas where we have failed but overall i. i believe it is the right plan boil today our priority is to go back to growth increase productivity and g.d.p. but we also need to tackle those distortion is causing hyper inflation that spoils the lives of venezuelan is going to we do have strong policies in place in such areas as social protection labor

a safety net with international welfare pension state education in medicine housing culture and leisure we are constantly revising salaries no doubt hyperinflation caused by the illegal power market exchange rate probably has strongly damaged our economy that is the way this is my concern right now about implementing a market economy action plan that is already sealed in some good results it's too early to call it a victory but i believe in the success of our market policy we seek to keep the criminal influence of the u.s. dollar in a check to make sure it does not mean i have an impact on our fight against hyperinflation in this year. please give some specific example. today we work on two main tracks first our market we have already succeeded in decreasing the criminal parallel exchange rate of the us dollar and now we are introducing new regulations to determine the real value of the foreign currency and second we're testing a fixed price system for through and which is meant to protect the market from the direct influence of exchange rate since i don't know if this is an economical war

where we have increased production output in certain industries but this is still the major issue for our nation that we have everything that is needed to ensure rapid economic recovery and accumulation of wealth alongside with fostering the wellbeing of the country with us and it will allow us to bring venezuela back to the high living standards and social welfare that we used to have this it let's talk about bloomsbury yesterday in the city at the end how do you plan to address him to continue implementing your government's agenda just by the sanctions. last week the u.s. froze it goes assets it's a major venezuelan company p d v s a subsidiary that works in the u. . s. energy sector this is an attempt to introduce an embargo and unlawfully confiscate the assets under us jurisdiction but as we are locked in a legal struggle we are fighting for justice their actions are illegal measures like g.'s have never been introduced against any other country in the us seizes

accounts and property whole company and we are fighting back it will take a lot of time to solve. the how are you going to keep the country go around the noon time why not go so long on a big family so i do not depend on this source of revenue on the whole world should know that since freezing these assets was portrayed as a major achievement that venezuela does not depend on that money now if anyone wants to buy our oil that we use to sell through a citgo gas they will have to pay in cash and then as well as oil court for the ships to set out previously the ships would leave port and only after thirty or sixty days going to oil they carried would be paid for in full as on their credit cards that now they will have to pay in cash just so again venezuela does not depend on this money because we are fighting for justice it will do still sell our oil to other countries outside of that's what we're doing you look dumb again who do you sell it to now there are many markets in the world asian markets like china and india and others to do it through russian companies that doesn't and selling

oil to china is not the same as to the us which is very close to shipping coasts must be way higher but all month they will not independence it yes but this way we maintain our independence in terms of sales will follow the plan we developed to increase output from the one point five million barrels we have today up to two point five that will give venezuela all that is needed to launch an economic recovery in the nans in them and then see that you favor independence or ergonomic benefits given that we accept the unitarian countries offer to glide over a seat on the toilet then i worry that it will. only take this is all a political show. all that humanitarian aid as they call it imperialists have never helped anyone like no one can you give me a country where they actually sent that humanitarian aid of theirs bombs are all they ever sent home bombs that destroyed afghanistan iraq libya syria bombs that

brought death this is nothing but a show as well i will never be dependent and it will never be beggin for anything we can produce what we need and import what we need to we always have and we always will be able to do that openness here's an example of that we have launched a program introducing the local committees for supply and production an acquittal ready covers six million families at least every twenty days these six million families receive a set of twenty five different food products both produced locally and imported saying your program is aimed at helping six million feet and it looks less thousands of tons of food this is true humanitarian aid so we will continue to provide our people with educational health services food and jobs just like we're doing now and rest is just a cheap trick to justify intervening in our country's affairs that it was held in the wrong took south of i want except interventionism to anything that i make no mistake in that in the form of humanitarian aid that's just them trying to paint it

in a good light but it's merely a facade going as well as not a country of the eggless and we'll make sure going to israel is respected. and it's i mean you've talked about everything you know managed to achieve in between leaders since the revolution well michel would have to take through all its annals and accomplish it. now people seem to be honest nobody can say for sure it took our republic two hundred years to become independent like that but some historical processes get accelerated others take more time of course twenty years ago going as well it was very different from the terms of human rights and today people have the right to education health care the cows are leisure and stable employment there are still many objectives we have to reach and problems we need to solve but minister and i think it will take at least ten more years to make major changes in the economy to create a sustainable industrial framework that would be technologically advanced and allow us to diversify the economy so that we no longer to spend on just one product.

ten more years of the revolution with more doom and then somebody else who's going to say what i mean. i'm sure there are new leaders both men and women twenty people said that without comandante chavez the revolution would be over i want her comandante chavez raised a new generation that chavez handed the reins of power over to me at a certain point he trusted me and i have been leading the republican revolution for six years but i assure you it is collective leadership which will see the work will continue even after my doors term is over wait until the leverage many people got tired of that when we got up and instead of stepping in to solve problems they left the country and moved somewhere else she said there is no official data on all the un says it is about five million people your government estimate of the community six hundred thousand and nine hundred i don't let's not talk about the numbers and then you're late to the sentiment of those who are. so often the more we only have

our internal verify data the number of students for example in twenty eighteen a grue seventy percent almost ninety percent go to preschool elementary school he said at secondary and higher education by energy consumption is up six percent in the employment is also seven percent higher these are the data we have on the labor jobs and energy consumption. people use more fuel as well this number has grown by twelve percent it's a clear signal to see if three to five million had left venezuela we would have had a ghost town since our overall population is thirty million men on the contrary venezuela welcomes immigrants you must know that five point seven million colombians live in our country we do them with racial slurs have the data wait let me finish and then i will answer your question wherever you go you will run into a man or woman from colombia over three hundred thousand ecuadorians live in venezuela over three hundred thousand peruvians almost a million arabs or so and this is a little known fact in other countries to see three hundred thousand people from

source and another three hundred thousand from spain venezuela has the highest number of migrant communities among all latin american and caribbean countries and now for the first time we have a significant amount of people leaving the country due to economic issues but we still offer aid to them because i proposed a repatriation plan called back to the homeland and thousands of venezuelans have come back with buses and planes arriving every day i've launched flights between venezuela and ecuador peru and argentina and now twelve thousand venezuelans have returned to the fifty thousand venezuelans have registered at our embassies in chile argentina ecuador peru just stating their desire to come to many of our people have left hoping to find a better life but instead they found xena phobia persecution and exploitation he said that many people had left when john bolton north for example you acquired charm and the beach far for as well and where would you like to spend your. whole

weight out here i'd like to spend my retirement surrounded by grandchildren and great grandchildren when i turn ninety i want to be in some part of caracas l a v l a mountain or on the critique of being such a baby in venezuela i'm a venezuelan and i will spend my last days in my homeland all these statements are simply a matter ravings of the white house john bolton and don. trump they're far from reality but they underestimate us i feel that they despise us donald trump john bolton my comic pale mike pence despise us because they think that they're american imperialism nothing is superior they despise all other nations latin america and venezuela and they despise us understatements our zina fold and this is what i think about john bolton the statements to your board thank you it's a pleasure talking to our tonight thank you. so look.

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what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race is on offer and spearing dramatic development only personally i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. but as one president nicolas maduro urges the world to stop donald trump's goal of regime change in an exclusive interview given to r.t. . i take advantage of every means of communication to ask the whole world to denounce and stop the madness of donald trump in venezuela is never going to.