..Minister Yubiri Ortega did not specifically respond when asked if the government is planning to nationalize the mines. But she said Venezuela is "taking control" to "save and appropriate what is ours."

Since when is the environmental minister speaking about the mines in a sense other than envrionmental with respect to nationalization? The more I watch and listen...the more I believe it is obvious that Ortega is doing Hugo's dirty work. Hiding behind the environment to seize assets. Where is Sanz? Isn't he our business partner? Does anyone think it is odd that Ortega gets all this air time....saying all of these things and no one reigns her in?