Regime Change

Police Raid Venezuelan Embassy In DC, Arrest Last Remaining Members Of Embassy Protection Collective

May 17, 2019 Staff, Sputniknews.com Educate! Latin America, Regime Change, US Imperialism, Venezuela

Police have broken into the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, DC and arrested four protesters from the Embassy Protection Collective, according to Medea Benjamin, an activist from the anti-war group CODEPINK. Among the four who were arrested during the raid are anti-war activists Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers. A US Secret Service spokesman confirmed that it had helped Department of State’s Diplomatic Security arrest the remaining Embassy Protection Collective protesters inside the Venezuelan Embassy.

What 50 Countries Are Backing Guaidó? Who Knows? Who Cares? If The Media Say It Enough It Must Be True

May 16, 2019 Dave Lindorff, Counterpunch.org Educate! Latin America, Regime Change, Venezuela

American media still refer to Juan Guaidó, America’s hand-picked “legitimate leader” or “legitimate president” of Venezuela, as having an “administration.” The truth is that his “administration” — consisting of advisors and other opposition leaders — are all either arrested and being held by the government, hiding, seeking asylum in various foreign embassies (Spanish, Italian, Brazilian and Argentinian) in the capital of Caracas, or have fled to other countries like Brazil and Colombia.

Who’s Behind The Pro-Guaidó Crowd Besieging Venezuela’s D.C. Embassy?

May 16, 2019 By Jeb Sprague and Alexander Rubinstein, Mintpressnews.com Educate! Corporate Media, Regime Change, Venezuela

The intimidation tactics by the pro-coup embassy besiegers not only failed to deter the peace activists around the embassy, they left Venezuela’s D.C.-based opposition with a serious PR problem. After a week of hateful outbursts, a handful of marketing strategists emerged as de facto spokespeople for the mob. After a rough and revealing start, the reins of the campaign to seize Venezuela’s embassy in Washington are being taken over by a group of well-connected marketing and online strategists.

Attorney Stops Federal Raid Attempt On Venezuelan Embassy

May 15, 2019 By John Zangas, Dcmediagroup.us Resist! Activists, Latin America, Regime Change, Venezuela

Washington, DC–On Monday night Secret Service, DC Police, and State Department agents attempted a coordinated raid on the Embassy of Venezuela to arrest activists that have been inside for a month. Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, an attorney representing the activists’ interests at the Embassy, intervened on their behalf as federal agents entered the building. She notified them that they had no legal authority to enter the Embassy when they did not present a signed warrant authorizing them to arrest the activists.

US And Russia To Discuss Fate Of Venezuela Amid Reports Putin Will Not Prop Up Maduro

May 14, 2019 By Harriet Alexander, Telegraph.co.uk Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Latin America, Regime Change, Russia, US Imperialism, Venezuela

Nicolas Maduro’s future will be weighed up today by two key players as Vladimir Putin and Mike Pompeo meet in Russia to discuss Venezuela’s fate. Mr Pompeo, on his first visit to Russia as secretary of state, travels to Sochi armed with the knowledge Mr Putin is not committed to propping up Mr Maduro. “Vladimir Putin detests Nicolas Maduro,” one Venezuelan source with decades of dealings with Russia told The Telegraph. “It’s just a question of how to get out of this mess.”

National Lawyers Guild Condemns Secret Service Complicity In Violence Against US Peace Activists

May 13, 2019 Staff, Popular Resistance Resist! Latin America, Regime Change, US Imperialism, Venezuela

The undersigned write to condemn the violations of law which are occurring at the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington D.C. and to demand immediate action be taken. Prior to April 25, 2019, a group of peace activists were invited to the Embassy by the government of Venezuela – recognized as such by the United Nations - and continue to be lawfully on the premises. Nonetheless, the United States government, through various law enforcement agencies, have condoned and protected violent opponents in support of an attempted siege of the Embassy.

US Press Reaches All-Time Low On Venezuela Coverage

May 13, 2019 Daniel Kovalik, Counterpunch.org Educate! Corporate Media, Propaganda, Regime Change, Venezuela

As famed Latin American author Eduardo Galeano once wrote, “every time the US ‘saves’ a country, it converts it into either an insane asylum or a cemetery.” Of course, as we look over the wreckage left by the US in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia, Syria, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, we see that this statement is demonstrably true. And yet, now that the US is poised for another intervention, this time in Venezuela, the press is right there again to cheer it along. Analyzing 76 total press articles of the “elite” press from January 15 to April 15, 2019, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) could find not one voice that opposed Trump’s regime plans in Venezuela.

A Showdown At The Venezuelan Embassy

May 13, 2019 By Josh Kramer, Thenib.com Resist! Latin America, Regime Change, US Imperialism, Venezuela

Things are tense in Venezuela, but also here in Washington, D.C. Two groups of protesters have been sparring for weeks over control of the recently abandoned Venezuelan embassy...

Venezuela: Russia Urges US To Abandon ‘Irresponsible’ Plan To Topple Maduro

May 11, 2019 Tom Phillips, Theguardian.com Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Latin America, Regime Change, Venezuela

Washington and Moscow traded barbs over Venezuela on Sunday, with Russia’s foreign minister urging the United States to abandon its “irresponsible” plan to depose Nicolás Maduro and his US counterpart slamming Russian meddling in the South American country. Sergei Lavrov made the comments during a visit to Moscow by Venezuela’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza – an apparent bid to stress international support for Maduro following last week’s abortive uprising against him in Caracas. “Attempts to stage a violent upheaval in Caracas have nothing to do with democratic process...

Donald Trump Says U.S. Underestimated Venezuela’s ‘Tough Cookie’ Nicolas Maduro: Report

May 10, 2019 Shane Croucher, Newsweek.com Educate! Regime Change, Trump Administration, US Imperialism, Venezuela

President Donald Trump reportedly described Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro as a “tough cookie” and believes his administration underestimated the socialist leader, who held on to power in the face of an uprising against his regime in Caracas. According to The Washington Post, citing administration officials, Trump was unhappy with National Security Adviser John Bolton's handling of the Venezuela crisis, half-joking that the hawkish, interventionist former U.N. ambassador wanted to get him into a war. Last week, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó failed in his attempt to oust Maduro. Guaidó led a group of rebels from the military and protesters who had flooded the streets in Caracas in what he described as the final phase of Maduro’s overthrow.

‘Turnkey Tyranny’ On The Streets Of Washington

May 10, 2019 Ray McGovern, Consortiumnews.com Educate! Latin America, Regime Change, Venezuela, Veterans for Peace

Gerry Condon, President of Veterans For Peace, was bloodied and “taken to ground,” on Wednesday night for trying to get food to people inside the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington. The activists inside, some of whom have lived in the embassy for weeks with permission from the Venezuelan government, are protecting the premises from protestors who support the self-declared president Juan Guaido. With the acquiescence of Washington police and the Secret Service, the protestors have been able to block food from entering the embassy. On Wednesday night electricity was cut to the building.

‘Dangerous And Appalling’: US Defenders Of Venezuelan Embassy Demand Secret Service End Illegal Water And Power Shutoff

May 10, 2019 By Eoin Higgins, Commondreams.org Resist! Latin America, Regime Change, US Imperialism, Venezuela

What is happening at the embassy, said one activist, is "a microcosm of the what is taking place in Venezuela as the U.S. continues to try and orchestrate a coup." Police in Washington, D.C. and Secret Service agents cut water and electricity to the Venezuelan embassy on Wednesday, the latest attempt by the U.S. government to oust supporters of President Nicolas Maduro who are defending the building with his government's blessing. In response to the move, the activists inside—who for weeks have fended off anti-Maduro protesters outside—are demanding the water and electricity be turned back on.

Violent, Bigoted Supporters Of Juan Guaidó Attempt To Invade Venezuela’s D.C. Embassy

May 9, 2019 By Alexander Rubinstein, Mintpressnews.com Resist! Latin America, Regime Change, US Imperialism, Venezuela

WASHINGTON — Emboldened by the attempted military coup — and amidst the ongoing tenancy of the Embassy Protection Collective at Venezuela’s Washington embassy at the invitation of the legitimate government of Venezuela — opposition activists rallied on Tuesday, hurling racist and homophobic slurs at members of the Collective. On several occasions, they attempted to unlawfully break into the embassy and injure its protectors. MintPress News has been at the embassy in D.C. since Wednesday, recording livestream reports and publishing articles featuring the voices of activists on the front lines in the fight against US imperialism...

Here’s Why The US Has No Right To Interfere In Nicaragua

May 9, 2019 John Perry, Newint.org Educate! Latin America, Nicaragua, Regime Change, US Imperialism

Above Photo: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega speaks to supporters during the opening ceremony of a highway overpass in Managua, Nicaragua March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Oswaldo

Venezuela: It’s Only A Coup If The US Government Says So

May 8, 2019 Alan MacLeod, Fair.org Educate! Latin America, Regime Change, US Imperialism, Venezuela

It’s Groundhog Day again in Venezuela, as the local conservative opposition has launched another attempt to oust President Nicolás Maduro from power. Surrounded by a few hardcore supporters, Washington-backed self-appointed president Juan Guaidó on April 30 called on the military to rise up and overthrow the democratically elected Maduro. Guaidó, a man who has never even stood for president, attempted the same thing in January, and the opposition has attempted to remove Maduro, and his predecessor Hugo Chávez, on many occasions, including in 2017, 2014, 2013, 2002 and 2001.

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