The United States has overthrown the president of Venezuela, in violation of the United Nations Charter and the U.S. Constitution. Early on the morning of January 3, President Donald Trump sent U.S. special forces to kidnap the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, blindfolding and handcuffing him, then bringing him to the U.S. to stand trial on four criminal counts (“narco-terrorism,” conspiracy to import cocaine, and two counts of “possession of machineguns and dangerous devices”).
President Donald Trump has said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela until a ‘safe, proper and judicious transition’ can take place. But that still leaves many options.
By Joshua Scheer As we wind down from a day in which the United States appears to have sunk to a new low and assumed a colonial-style role, I found myself searching for context or insight that might help make sense of these events. On Venezuelanalysis.com, grassroots leader Mariela Machado spoke at a demonstration in […]
By: Michelle Ellner I listened to the January 3 press conference with a knot in my stomach. As a Venezuelan American with family, memories, and a living connection to the country being spoken about as if it were a possession, what I heard was very clear. And that clarity was chilling. The president said, plainly, […]
“What the United States is telling the rest of the world is that it believes it has the right to overthrow any government it doesn’t like.” on the latest Geopolitical Economy Report with Ben Norton. Ben examines one of the most explosive developments in recent Latin American history: the United States’ military actions in Venezuela […]