Once again, the Wall Street-captured, war-promoting, servants of the one percent—who administer the U.S. government at the pleasure of, and solely in the interest of, corporate America—have deigned to command a sovereign nation as to how to handle its internal affairs.
To the chagrin of U.S. robber barons, Maduro was elected in 2013 in a process the Carter Center previously called the "best in the world." Maduro was then re-elected in 2018. Fearing another electoral defeat and seeking to deny Maduro legitimacy, the rightist opposition boycotted that election, with the strong encouragement of its U.S. sponsors.
The illegal, decades long economic blockade of Cuba.
CIA-backed Haiti coups, 1991 and 2004 & U.S. occupations.
CIA backed coups in Haiti in 1991 and 2004, including years of occupations.
The U.S.-supported coup against Hugo Chavez in Venezuela in 2002.
The same corporate behemoths that push for cutbacks, layoffs, offshoring, and austerity here at home—all to maximize corporate profits—are behind the latest threats against Venezuela. Working people in the U.S. only lose if the one percent succeeds in imposing their will on the Venezuelan people or anyone else.
Many have justifiably criticized the capitalist Chavez and Maduro government policies from the left. But in the current context, under the threat of U.S. intervention, this is not the overriding consideration. Any changes or improvement in the Venezuelan government are for the Venezuelan people alone to make.
Hands Off Venezuela! No to the U.S.-Sponsored Coup Efforts! No to U.S. Sanctions and Military, Economic and Political Efforts to Bring Down the Venezuelan Government! Not One Dollar for the U.S. War Machine! End All U.S. Government Covert Operations! Fund Jobs, Education, and Healthcare, not the Pentagon!