The Venezuelan opposition has been warning from the start that efforts by President Trump to move against the Maduro government would only strengthen his hand in moving against political rivals. That has been going unheeded, with Trump today imposing broad sanctions, banning the trade of Venezuelan debt in the US, and aiming to bankrupt the country.
Unsurprisingly, Maduro is wasting no time taking advantage of this, with his government accusing Trump of trying to promote a crisis in Venezuela to establish control over them. Maduro went on to promise to charge his political opponents with treason, accusing them of being in league with Trump.
Maduro singled out Congressional President Julio Borges as the “mastermind” of Trump’s plot, and called on the constitutional assembly, recently created and stacked with Maduro allies, to move against him quickly.
Maduro went on to insist he is ready to “any possible US incursion.” Though it’s unlikely a US invasion is imminent, the comments suggest Maduro is threatening to use the military against alleged US proxies,which is to say his main political rivals.
Perhaps instead of using a picture of Chavez, you use a picture of Maduro, who the article is actually about.
Jason, you obviously know ZILCH about Venezuela and our (US) Government’s relentless attempts to undermine and overthrow by violence the Venezuelan government, ever since Chavez was elected in 1999. This so-called “antiwar” publication has never been really antiwar when it comes to our Government’s military and non-military interventions in Latin America, and unfortunately “antiwar.com” is becoming less and less what it purports to be. If you actually believe in peace and justice, I suggest that you consider another employer.