A Venezuelan debate for the ages - which leader was more brutal? Pedro Burelli understands socialism up close. Born in Venezuela, he was a former board member of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., and is recognized as a leading voice for liberty and justice across Latin America and Europe. Today he tells us of a massive exodus: people who left Venezuela due to oppression. He saw the ravages of socialism and still mourns what it did to its country and people. In the fifth part of this Liberty Nation News Special Report, Socialism: A Living Hell, Burelli recounts the rack and ruin left by the socialist experiment in Venezuela.
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Special Report 6: Was Nicolás Maduro Much More Brutal Than Hugo Chávez?
Part 6 of Liberty Nation News' special report.
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Part 6 of Liberty Nation News' special report.
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