Delcy Rodriguez surrounds herself with political hardliners but bows to the US economically

"In today's schizophrenic Venezuela, two discourses coexist. One, directed toward the outside world, was put in writing by Delcy Rodriguez and speaks of working jointly with the United States, while remaining silent about Washington's decision to control energy resources and force Venezuela to buy only American products with the money generated; another, directed internally, concentrates executive and legislative power in a single family the Rodriguez siblings and accentuates the repressive model."

"For those at home, the message from the new presidency is that nothing has changed and the revolution continues its march, firmer than ever, which includes a purge in search of accomplices of the embarrasing U.S. incursion into the heart of Caracas, which ended with at least 56 soldiers dead (Venezuelans and Cubans from Nicolas Maduro's security detail), according to official figures from Caracas and Havana, and the Chavista leader in a New York court a few hours later."

"In that vein, the government leaked the name of its first high-profile arrest: General Javier Marcano Tabata. The military officer closest to Maduro was detained on Tuesday, labeled one of the great traitors, in the regime's desperate search for scapegoats to explain why the radars failed to function or why the multimillion-dollar investment in fighter jets and communication systems proved useless systems that weren't even activated that night."

Two concurrent discourses operate in Venezuela. One promises joint work with the United States while remaining silent about Washington controlling energy resources and forcing Venezuela to buy American products. Internally, executive and legislative power concentrates in the Rodriguez siblings and reinforces a repressive model. The presidency asserts continuity and has launched a purge searching for accomplices to an embarrassing U.S. incursion into Caracas that killed at least 56 soldiers, Venezuelans and Cubans, according to official figures. The government leaked the arrest of General Javier Marcano Tabata, head of the presidential honor guard and director of the DGCIM, labeled a traitor amid attempts to explain radar and defense failures and unused investments in jets and communication systems.

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