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 an investigative reporter worth their salt would be looking into how  Canadian diplomats in Caracas are using social media to support mobilization against the government. A similar strategy using so called soft power has targeted Iran  and Russia. The CIA even used a twitter like social media tool to generate opposition against Castro (that story appeared in the Globe two years back)

so let's not kid ourselves  - there is  interest here in regime change 

regime change that would put in place a government more in line with our interests