Wednesday, 22 May 2013 11:10
Posted by Parvez Jabri
CARACAS: President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday denounced as "psychological war" a leaked audio recording that purports to show a power struggle among key followers of the late Hugo Chavez.In the recording, which has set off a sensation since it was made public Monday by an opposition lawmaker, a well-known government newscaster is heard accusing National Assembly speaker Diosdado Cabello of conspiring against Maduro.The newscaster, Mario Silva, dismissed the recording as a montage pieced together from his television show. He later announced he was suspending the show indefinitely for undisclosed health reasons.Cabello insisted there was "monolithic unity" among Chavez's followers, and on Tuesday he called a vote in the National Assembly to squelch an opposition call for an investigation into charges made in the recording.In his first public response to the recording, Maduro attacked the opposition deputy who made it public, Ismael Garcia."We have to keep our defenses up high and ...