Given the media barrage surrounding Venezuela鈥檚 鈥渉umanitarian crisis鈥, recent tensions on the Venezuela-Colombia border, and talks of 鈥渕ilitary options鈥 and coup attempts, it was hard to know what to expect on returning to the country for the first time in five years, writes Federico Fuentes.
Nicol谩s Maduro
In early March, 91自拍论坛 Weekly's Federico Fuentes travelled聽to Venezuela as part of a fact-finding mission. He visited Caracas鈥檚 poorer neighbourhoods, rural and border states to hear from those voices deliberated excluded from the media discussion on Venezuela.
One month after declaring himself the 鈥渓egitimate president of Venezuela鈥, Juan Guaid贸 attempted to provoke a crisis on February 23 by forcing United States' humanitarian aid across the Venezuela-Colombia border. Here Elisa Trunzo asked Jose Curiel for his account of what happened at the border that day.
Capitalist party politics in the United States remains in turmoil. Republicans and Democrats are at each other鈥檚 throats. Factionalism exists in both parties. Despite this situation, Democrats and Republicans have common cause in support of the Washington-organised attempt to overthrow the government led by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, writes Barry Sheppard.
A war has been declared on Venezuela, of which the truth is "too difficult" to report, writes John Pilger.
Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of wanting to impose 鈥渨hite supremacy鈥 on the country following his 鈥淣azi-like speech鈥 in Miami on February 18.
Since its outset, the Donald Trump administration has ratcheted up pressure on Venezuela and radicalised its positions, writes Steve Ellner.
The Trump administration鈥檚 now completely overt effort to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicol谩s Maduro had a very successful public relations effort this week, as major Western media outlets uniformly echoed its simplistic, pre-packaged claim that the Venezuelan government was heartlessly withholding foreign aid:
The cameras are focused on the border between Venezuela and Colombia. Everything has been prepared to present it as a door about to give in. It is just a matter of waiting for the right day, according to some presidents and news headlines.
The narrative of 鈥渋mminence鈥 has been key since Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaid贸 proclaimed himself president last month: the imminent fall of President Nicol谩s Maduro, imminent transition government and imminent resolution of all of Venezuela鈥檚 problems.
Last week, the US formally adopted聽聽on Venezuelan national oil company PDVSA, as well as on CITGO, its US-based distribution arm, as part of its press for regime change in Caracas. National Security Advisor John Bolton estimated the actions would affect some $7 billion in assets and would block $11 billion in revenue to the Venezuelan government over the next year.
Hundreds of Palestinians聽聽of besieged Gaza on January 29 to show their support of the democratically-elected government of Venezuela and it鈥檚 legitimate leader, President Nicolas Maduro.
Below is a 聽February 4 letter signed by 39 members of the European Parliament. It comes from three different political groups in the European Parliament and condemns EU support for the attempted coup in Venezuela.
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Letter in defence of a political dialogue in Venezuela, guaranteeing that Latin America and the Caribbean remains a zone of peace.
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