The Venezuelan government has responded to increased pressure from Washington by revoking visa rights for former US politicians such as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, described by President Nicolas Maduro as \u201cterrorists against the peoples of the world\u201d on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have decided on a prohibition list for people who will not be permitted visas and who can never enter Venezuela, for a set of chief US politicians who have committed human rights violations. They have bombed the people of Iraq, the people of Syria, the people of Vietnam\u2026 It is an anti-terrorist list,\u201d declared the head of state to an impassioned crowd.<\/p>\n
The statements were part of a rousing speech delivered by the president on Saturday to thousands of marchers who had taken to the streets of Caracas to reject White House interference in the South American country. The march was a direct response to a string of further US sanctions enacted against the Venezuelan government in early February and to what Maduro characterised as a \u201cmoment of increased aggression\u201d from the Obama administration. The head of state went on to call for a \u201cglobal rebellion against US imperialism\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe US thinks it is the boss, the police of the world\u2026 Something happens somewhere, let\u2019s say in Asia, and a spokesperson for the US comes out saying that the US government thinks that such and such a government shouldn\u2019t do such and such a thing in Asia\u2026 Are we going to accept a global government? Enough of imperialism in the world!\u201d stated an incensed Maduro.<\/p>\n
During his speech, the head of state also announced a slew of new diplomatic measures against the US which include the implementation of visa requirements for all US citizens visiting Venezuela.<\/p>\n