When Manuel Figuera, the chief of the Venezuelan intelligence service (SEBIN), turned on the government of President Nicolas Maduro last week, the Trump administration thought their goal of regime change was in sight. If Figuera joined opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s government in exile, SEBIN could both control the country and secure recognition of Washington. With...
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On Venezuela, Five 2020 Democratic Candidates Actually Support Trump. Five Oppose Him
The ordeal of Venezuela is forcing its way into the 2020 presidential campaign. The sputtering uprising led by Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó. has Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro gloating about a “failed coup,” while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton are demanding U.S. military options to ward the perception of...
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Standoff Continues at the Venezuelan Embassy in DC
The ordeal of Venezuela erupted on the streets of Washington Wednesday as supporters of embattled President Nicholas Maduro and struggling would-be president Juan Guaido faced off noisily but peacefully at the country’s embassy in the upscale Georgetown neighborhood. With two dozen American supporters of Maduro holed up in the Embassy, a a slightly larger crowd...
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U.S. ‘Regime Change’ Policy Falters in Caracas and Washington
It’s May Day in Venezuala in every sense of the word. May Day, May 1, is the holiday created to celebrate the international working class, and “Mayday” is the international radio distress signal. Venezuela is in distress. Yesterday opposition leader Juan Guaidó called on the Venezuelan armed forces to abandon the government of Nicholas Maduro–which...
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Elliot Abrams vs. Code Pink: Showdown at the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington
In response to a round-the-clock sit-in the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, President Trump’s special envoy Elliot Abrams said on Thursday the activists are “clearly breaking the law.” The protesters say they were invited to stay by the government of President Nicholas Maduro, which the Trump administration is seeking to oust. The U.S. and about 50...