Caracas mayor alleges US, Colombia plot to assassinate Venezuelan president

[Judi Lynn]

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Venezuela implicates US ambassador to Colombia in opposition plot to destabilize President Nicolas Maduro's rule

Venezuelan leaders presented emails allegedly showing how Kevin Whitaker offered his support to the opposition and indicated 'new steps'

The accusations come as U.S House of Representatives is set to vote on imposing sanctions against Venezuelan officials



By Associated Press
Published: 14:21 EST, 28 May 2014 | Updated: 14:56 EST, 28 May 2014

Venezuela's government is implicating the U.S. ambassador to Colombia in a plot to destabilize President Nicolas Maduro's rule.

Leaders of the ruling socialist party on Wednesday presented what they said were emails written by ousted lawmaker Maria Corina Machado to members of the opposition.

In one dated March 23 Machado describes how Kevin Whitaker offered his support to the opposition and indicated 'new steps'.

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Fourteen Democratic members of Congress were voicing opposition to authorizing unilateral U.S. sanctions against Venezuela ahead of a House vote on Wednesday. The bill instructs the Obama administration to compile a list of human rights abusers in the Venezuelan government, freeze their assets and ban them from the United States.
Foreign relations committees in the House and Senate have overwhelmingly approved it.

Administration officials are opposed. They say sanctions risk undermining mediation efforts in Venezuela and straining relations between the U.S. and Latin American partners.

The Democrats led by Michigan Rep. John Conyers wrote a letter to President Barack Obama on Tuesday backing his administration.

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