This week's Global Research News Hour attempts to deconstruct some of the messaging around the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and the allegations of undemocratic behaviour on the part of the Maduro government. Our first guest, author and foreign affairs critic Yves Engler examines what he believes to be the true motives behind the humanitarian and rights based rhetoric. Our next guest, Steve Ellner, provides more context around the humanitarian situation, details efforts by the Maduro government to address these difficulties, and exposes the opposition forces internally and abroad that are undermining the government, and not in the interests of the Venezuelan public.