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Leopoldo López, a Harvard-educated politician, is identified as the real power behind Juan Guaidó. A 2014 report from Democracy Now is used to detail López's history with the "far right" and his family's alleged corruption involving Venezuela's oil company. The hosts argue the conflict is primarily about control over Venezuela's massive oil reserves and drug trafficking routes.
Venezuela Unrest and Leopoldo Lopez Martyrdom
The hosts briefly touch upon the political instability in Venezuela, comparing it to the situation in Ukraine. They discuss opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez turning himself in to the police to become a "Mandela-type" martyr against the Maduro government. Dvorak suggests that the U.S. may not be as directly involved in Venezuela as it is in Eastern Europe due to limited resources.
