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Max Blumenthal: US sanctions on Venezuela are ‘sociopathic’

The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal discusses his heated exchange with a former Obama official and a member of Venezuela’s far-right opposition over the basis for crippling US sanctions on Venezuela.

Blumenthal also recounts his recent reporting trip to Venezuela, where he witnessed the impact of US economic warfare and the Venezuelan people’s defiant resistance.

Guest: Max Blumenthal, Senior Editor of The Grayzone and author of several books, including his latest, “The Management of Savagery.”

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