but one seventh of its population were merchants from january and the republic of venice known as latins this affluent minority had a reputation for arrogance and belligerence and were unpopular with the eastern romans. in only eleven seventy one riots broke out in paris the generals course and. the emperor man who were the first accused the venetians of causing the trouble. finishing merchants were imprisoned and their possessions confiscated. and. then is tried to defend its people to no avail. it was the start of a conflict that was to last for decades and ultimately end in disaster for constantinople. the friendship culminated in what history cools the full crusade. this wasn't a crusade against people of a different faith but a catholic war against also ducks christians. the crusaders laid siege to constantinople and on the night of the twelfth of april fool broke through its defenses. for three days they plundered the city abusing raping and killing many of its residents. it's also all of the collapse of byzantium its defeat by the west during the fourth crusade and its subjugation

order and peace of the republic assisted by the law resume and history always loyal never traitorous. well u.s. national security advisor john bolton tweeted a reply appealing to the venice will an armed forces to protect the people all secretary of state might bump said the u.s. government supports quote the quest for freedom other latin american countries including argentina chile peru of all so called for the army to block to brazil seize it sorgen ising an urgent government meeting to discuss the situation or comment from the russian embassy in venezuela as well as come in stating the president has the situation under control the army still stands behind him opposition leader one by two has been courting support from the united states and a number of european nations since making his first move in january invoking the venezuelan constitution president material but still only the twenty one from eighteen alexion to cling to power since then the material governments face pressure not least from washington which is accused of meddling in its affairs. a military intervention. let's get some analysis on the program right not political journalist check joins us we're happy

of the republic assisted by the war risen and history always loyal never traitors. well u.s. national security advisor john bolton has since tweeted to appeal to the venice will an armed forces to support glide oh no he's not alone secretary of state mike pompei it was said the u.s. government gives its support to quote the quest for freedom one guy had always been courting support from the united states on a number of european nations since making his first move in january invoking the venice will in constitution he claimed president maduro all but stole the twentieth in the election to cling to power since then than the general government's face pressure not least from washington which it accuses of meddling in its affairs on plotting a military intervention. or happy to say joining us live on the program in our francisco domingo is head of latin american studies at middlesex university in the u.k. and friend of the program one why don't francisco is calling quite clearly for a military operation he did it we're confident he did it in the video address that went out early in the morning as venezuela basically was waking up why does he think he's got th