Pedro Burelli on what's behind the crisis in Venezuela

Intelligence Matters

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Politics, News, Government

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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On this episode of Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell talks with Pedro Burelli, a former member of the Executive Board of Petroleos de Venezuela about is behind the crisis in Venezuela, what fueled firebrand leader Hugo Chavez's paranoia, how the nation evolved to a narco-state, the current humanitarian crisis, and whether the country can recover without an outside intervention. Intelligence Matters is the new, wildly popular podcast from The Cipher Brief in partnership with CBS News, where former Acting Director of the CIA Michael Morell speaks with top leaders about the key national security issues of our time.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to Intelligence Matters ad-free on Amazon Music.
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0:07.6	I'm Candace DeLong, and on my new podcast, Killer Psychy Daily, I share a quick 10-minute
0:12.8	rundown every weekday on the motivations and behaviors of the cold-blooded killers you
0:18.1	read about in the news.
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0:26.5	Download the app today!
0:31.0	We're not dealing with an incompetent government.
0:35.7	We're not dealing with an ideology.
0:37.8	We're dealing with a criminal gang.
0:41.7	The 100,000 barrels of oil that Venezuela gave to Cuba wasn't for doctors or wasn't for
0:46.1	sports trainer.
0:47.1	I think it was just payment for protection.
0:49.1	It was protection money.
0:50.3	Would it be an overstatement to call Venezuela a narco state?
0:54.3	Venezuela is a narco state without any doubt.
0:58.7	How does this end in Venezuela?
1:01.8	Badly.
1:03.0	This is Intelligence Matters with Michael Morrell, a joint production of the cipherbrief.com
1:10.8	and CBS News.
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