24 April 2019 — WSWS
“Today, we proudly proclaim for all to hear: the Monroe Doctrine is alive and well,” US national security advisor John Bolton declared last week in Florida.
Tag: regime change
US Aggression Against Venezuela and How do You “Eat” That
5 April 2019 — Orinoco Tribune
As a result of different requests from friends of Venezuela in the US and also as a simplification exercise Orinoco Tribune’s staff decided to make an easy to follow timeline about the more than documented United State Aggression/Sanctions against the Bolivarian Revolution, starting with Hugo Chavez and continued/magnified with Nicolas Maduro.
As a result of different requests from friends of Venezuela in the US and also as a simplification exercise Orinoco Tribune’s staff decided to make an easy to follow timeline about the more than documented United State Aggression/Sanctions against the Bolivarian Revolution, starting with Hugo Chavez and continued/magnified with Nicolas Maduro.
US pushing for war with Venezuela -Venezuela ROUNDUP – 16
17 April 2019 — Countercurrents
- Washington DC meeting to plan war in Venezuela
- US pushing for war with Venezuela
- US forces ready to attack Venezuela: Southern Commander
- Maduro rejects Bolsonaro’s invasion threats
Defiant Resistance: The Venezuelan Crises and the Possibility of Another World By Jeremiah Gaster
13 April 2019 — Socialist Project
Bob Dylan once said, “Let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late.” February 23rd, 2019, was the day that Juan Guaidó, the self-proclaimed President of Venezuela, had “authorized” “humanitarian aid” to enter Venezuela, an attempt to force the Maduro government, and thus the Venezuelan people, to their knees. There is great urgency as an ever-increasing escalation of violence is being perpetuated by those who would destroy Venezuela, including several attacks on Venezuela’s electrical grid over the last few weeks. But let me be clear: the Venezuelan poor are resilient, and any change will be on their terms. Most importantly, Venezuelan politics is collective, and there is a deep form of solidarity across communities along with an abiding interest in building a different form of politics. In short, if one does not unearth this collective politics, one cannot understand what is happening in Venezuela.
Is the U.S. Prepared to Accept a Defeat in Venezuela?
14 April 2019 — Venezuela Analysis
Analyst Marco Teruggi takes stock of the US-backed coup attempt and discusses what comes next. Continue reading
Venezuela confronts fabricated chaos
12 April 2019 — MROnline
Venezuela is being subjected to intense chaos therapy, a systematic media campaign, permanent pressure, obliged to use force to control sectors of the middle class, all part of a well-crafted plan.
Russia Warns Bolton: ‘Monroe Doctrine’ Remarks Are Insulting to Latin America By Andre Vltchek
12 April 2019 — New Eastern Outlook
What is the ‘Monroe Doctrine’? In brief, it is a document which defines the entire Western Hemisphere as a ‘backyard’ of the United States. It ‘philosophically’ justifies Washington’s neo-colonialism, and the most barbaric coups it has been triggering, as well as covered and open interventions in the Caribbean, and in Central and South America.
Did the NY Times Violate Its Own Code of Ethics to Feature Child of Venezuelan Coup Plotter? By Anya Parampil
9 April 2019 — Mint Press
Grayzone — When the New York Times approached me seeking permission to use video I recorded of the Washington DC “Hands Off Venezuela” protest on March 16, I hoped that somebody at the paper was seeking to atone for the Gray Lady’s demonstrably one-sided coverage of the US coup attempt against the internationally recognized Maduro government. Maybe, just maybe, the editors had had a rare bout of self-reflection and decided to produce something that gave voice to the many Americans who rejected the Trump administration’s brazen regime change operation against Venezuela.
Venezuela: Reasons Why the U.S. Does Not Consider the “Military Option”
7 April 2019 — Internationalist 360°
Venezuela expects to have more than two million militiamen by the end of the year (Photo: Diario Popular)
The military threat against Venezuela escalated in 2019 with Juan Guaidó’s self-proclamation. His leadership, manufactured in the corridors of the White House, is tarnished by frequent indications from various emissaries of the U.S. government, including President Donald Trump, that “all options are on the table”.
Guaido Set to Enact Uprising Rooted in US Regime-Change Operations Manual By Whitney Webb
29 March 2019 — Mint Press
With its hands tied when it comes to military intervention, only covert actions — such as those described in the RED Team document — are likely to be enacted by the U.S. government, at least at this stage of its ongoing “regime change” effort in Venezuela.
PROSUR: A Return to Fascist Oligarchies in South America By Wayne Madsen
3 April 2019 — Internationalist 360°
With more than a “wink and a nod” from their collegial “caudillo del Norte,” Donald Trump, seven right-wing South American leaders have launched the Forum for the Progress of South America (PROSUR), which aims to eradicate all vestiges of Venezuela’s late president, Hugo Chavez, and Brazil’s wrongfully-imprisoned past president, Inacio Lula da Silva. PROSUR seeks to replace the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), which was created by Chavez and Lula in 208 to counteract traditional American hegemonism in Latin America enforced by the neo-colonial Organization of American States (OAS).
The Origins of Venezuela’s Economic Crisis
2 April 2019 — TRNN
Venezuela has become a popular argument against socialism amongst conservatives because of the deep economic crisis it is currently traversing. Defenders of the Bolivarian project, though, say that US sanctions and economic war are to blame for the crisis. Greg Wilpert presents an analysis that tries to take all the factors into account (inc. transcript)
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