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Political Unrest in Venezuela Disrupts Oil Industry

NPR | By Martin Kaste

Published December 31, 2002 at 10:00 PM MST

A month-long political strike cripples Venezuela's petroleum industry, forcing the country to import gas for the first time in decades. The strike is an attempt to force President Hugo Chavez from power. NPR's Martin Kaste reports.