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"Part of what the U.S. is trying to do, and the opposition, is to see
if there are fundamental cracks within the military that would
facilitate their strategy. That, again, would lead to a coup d’état.
That, I think, would not be the best outcome for Venezuela. I insist, if
we continue to ratchet up this brinkmanship, we run the risk of
exacerbating this crisis and obscene violence." - Former U.N.
independent expert Alfred de Zayas