This US-Backed Rightwing Coup Attempt in Venezuela Must Be Condemned

[Judi Lynn]

Published on
Wednesday, May 01, 2019
by Common Dreams

We must do all we can to join this historic struggle for peace, justice and self-determination in our hemisphere.

by Gerry Condon

I am watching the cable news coverage of the latest escalation of the U.S.-orchestrated attempted coup in Venezuela. And I am disgusted. As far as I can tell from checking out a broader variety of news sources, the violent protests called by self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido are relatively small and pathetic.

A more robust war is being waged, however, on the cable networks themselves. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that “we only care about the welfare of the Venezuelan people.” Which makes Venezuela pretty darn special. Since when do Trump, Pence, Bolton, Pompeo, Abrams and Rubio care about anybody but the billionaires whom they serve?

“It’s not a coup,” says National Security Advisor John Bolton. Because we have already declared Juan Guaido to be our hand-picked president in Venezuela. So Guaido can do anything he wants, and so can we. It’s not a coup, they claim. And night is day.

Pompeo and Bolton blame the Cubans and the Russians for supporting the democratically-elected president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. They threaten the Russians with consequences, but they save their bitterest bile for the “Cuban thugs.” Thugs? Who are the thugs? Who are the punks? Who are the bullies? Let me say their names again. Donald Trump. Mike Pence. John Bolton. Mike Pompeo. Elliott Abrams. Marco Rubio.

More:
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/05/01/us-backed-rightwing-coup-attempt-venezuela-must-be-condemned

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[zaj]

1. This seems like propaganda...

Just reading this one article....

https://www.euronews.com/2019/01/27/is-it-legal-for-juan-guaido-to-be-proclaimed-venezuela-s-interim-president

Guaido's actions seem to be grounded in the Constitution.

It seems like Maduro has tried to corrupt Venezuela for a few years now. Guaido's actions seem to be grounded in the Constitution.

In particular note the creation of a 2nd Legislature in 2017 packed with his own people.

Imagine the Dems taking over the house and Senate in 2020 but Trump winning reelection. Then instead of working with the Dems he created a Trump legislature and started sending his nominees and budgets there to be approved.

This appears to be the context of Venezuela today.

And absent that understanding, this article seems to be propaganda.

[atreides1]

2. What a grand list!!!!

Donald Trump - Draft Dodger(Coward)

Mike Pence - Religious Fanatic, Anti-Gay Rights, Anti-Women's Rights

John Bolton - Another Draft Dodger(Coward)

Mike Pompeo - Pretended to deploy for Desert Storm, failed Congressman, failed CIA Director

Elliot Abrams - Covered up the murder of 1000 men, women and children

Marco Rubio - Nothing more then a punk ass coward, that believes he's a man