Is the U.S. trying to overthrow Venezuelan government?

Is the US leading an attempted coup in Venezuela? Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that they have recently retained Americans for espionage and recruiting others.

In order to reduce the threat the government of Venezuela is reducing travel visas for Americans and by reducing the size of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas. They've also banned some prominent Americans from entering their country, including George W. Bush, former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, former CIA Director George Tenet and several current members of Congress, including Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Bob Menendez and Mario Diaz-Bala.

If you've been paying attention, the US and like forces have a history of planning, plotting and attempting coups. For example, in 2004 the US helped ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide flee the country during a coup in Hati.They seem to always be around when leaders fall, conveniently there to help install new leaders and gain access to the country's resources.

Most people feel that the US had a hand in coups various places in the middle east along with the failed coup attempt in Venezuelan in 2002 against President Hugo Chavez. In this light it is not hard to imagine that this claim is in fact, the truth. What do you think?


Read about this potential coup in mainstream media here