Tag: Venezuela

The popular movement is positioned to stop the Venezuela coup and prevent a military attack. Our solidarity efforts in the U.S. may prevent them from having to suffer more.

The blackout comes amid a growing political crisis in Venezuela as U.S.-backed opposition groups attempt to topple Maduro’s government.

"Every time the U.S. wants to start a new war, it does it the same way, which is, it invents some really inflammatory, emotionally wrenching lie that gets people to hate the government they want to topple so much that they set their rationality aside and support the war."

"We write out of concern for the direction that WOLA has taken with regard to a matter of life and death, and possibly war and peace, in Latin America."

The United Nations, the Red Cross and other relief organizations have refused to work with the U.S. on delivering aid to Venezuela, which they say is politically motivated.

The chief problem with our most comprehensive movements (Sunrise and the PPC) isn't what they do, but what they fail to SAY – and this problem is best exemplified by their failure to condemn a Venezuelan coup that VOMITS on their stated aims.

Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar of Minnesota questioned Abrams about his record on Wednesday during his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Venezuela accused the U.S. government of sending the arms as part of its attempt to topple the Maduro government.

"I fail to understand why members of this committee or the American people should find any testimony that you give today to be truthful."

"Do you think the Venezuelan people are going to be helped by having Donald Trump, John Bolton, Mike Pence and Elliott Abrams intervene in their country, engineer regime change and then prop up whatever leader they like best?"