[ Originally published on May 12th, 2014 ] LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE : Bo livian President E vo M orales has warned that Washington D.C. [District of Columbia] is pushing Venezuela towards a civil war in order to gain access to the country’s rich oil reserves, as well as fomenting a coup d’état . Addressing over 3,000 young people at a Latin American youth summit in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz, Bolivian President Morales branded the U.S. [United States of America] an empire with its eye on Venezuelan oil wealth. Morales said that Venezuelan President N icolas M aduro was blameless in the recent wave of unrest in the country. “ I believe [ that the U.S. ] are trying to incite, if not a coup d’état, then a civil war, from their empire ,” said Bolivian President M orales , adding: “ They are always going to sponsor internal conflict, so that they can interfere and invade us, [ in order ] to take control of our oil reserves. ” The world needs an “ anti-...