Washington Is Blocking Machado’s Return to Protect Its Oil Deal

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This column is written under the declared perspective of Hector Rentier, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.

They locked the winner out to protect the deal.

Editorial cartoon by Hector Rentier: Washington Is Blocking Machado’s Return to Protect Its Oil Deal

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Published
Pen name
Hector Rentier
Primary entities
María Corina Machado, Donald Trump, Delcy Rodríguez, Nicolás Maduro, Diosdado Cabello, Alejandro Betancourt, Pope Leo, Marco Rubio, Venezuela, Vente Venezuela
Themes
Venezuela political transition, U.S.-Venezuela relations, Venezuelan opposition, Oil and energy diplomacy
Floor values engaged
Accountability of power, Informed citizenship, human_life_and_dignity