Excellent Weisbrot On The Venezuelan Election

Counterpunch has an excellent signal boost of column by Mark Weisbrot on the U.S. interference in the Venezuelan presidential election.  It's the old old story of our empire hating democracy because democracies don't always wish to so completely exploited by the dominant power in the region.  Venezuela has oil so there is money.  Money buys security in so much as we are unwilling and unable to use direct force against a country that might be able to fight back; for Venezuela it is incompetent coup attempts and run of the mill American bullshit.  Let's hope we learn our lesson and that freedom and equality in Venezuela have the opportunity to grow.