On the Warpath in Venezuela

[Judi Lynn]

November 20, 2013

Against the Bolivarian Revolution

On the Warpath in Venezuela

by W.T. WHITNEY JR.


Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela’s presidential election in April by a slim margin, a result still unrecognized by the U.S. government. Opposition demonstrations quickly spread, killing 13 people. Now his government faces municipal elections on December 8, and engineered social turmoil has returned. Although polls have been favorable, the confidence marking election campaigns under predecessor Hugo Chavez, now dead, is gone.

Opposition forces have used destabilization to cast both the Chavez and Maduro governments as dysfunctional. Powerful forces inside and outside Venezuela targeted the Chavez – led Bolivarian movement because of its decisive role in promoting continent-wide unity and social justice. The U.S. government is widely believed to have encouraged the unsuccessful right wing coup of 2002 and subsequent disruption of Venezuela’s oil industry.

Venezuelan – U.S. lawyer Eva Golinger has discovered a script for what’s happening now. Golinger, well known for her reporting on U.S. payments to Venezuelan opposition groups, recently arranged for publication of a document outlining opposition preparations in advance of the municipal elections. Entitled “Venezuelan Strategic Plan, it appeared in the Russian Times. The Plan’s 15 “action points” cover sabotage, “massive mobilizations,” food shortages, “insurrection inside the army,” and control of publicity. The authors anticipate “crisis in the streets that facilitate the intervention of North America and the forces of NATO, with support of the government of Colombia.” The resulting “violence should cause deaths and injuries.”

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U. S. funded opposition groups are currently demonstrating in Venezuelan streets and forcing shortages of consumer goods. For Jose Vicente Rangel, vice president under Chavez, their attacks on electric power plants, city transportation services, and oil refineries are terrorist in nature. Stores are running short of milk, textiles, sugar, shoes, electronic equipment, and more. The government accuses importers and retail distributers of hoarding. Retail prices have skyrocketed.

More:
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/11/20/on-the-warpath-in-venezuela/

[Flatulo]

1. I wonder how the Yanquis are able to engineer critical shortages of such staples as 46" LED TVs?

Since we don't make them, they must be imported directly from the Far East.

[Marksman_91]

2. Eva Golinger claims that the US induced Chavez's cancer. That's enough to discard her credibility

She's one of the most well-paid propagandists of the Chavista regime, and she's more than comfortable residing in her multi-million dollar apartment in NYC. If Venezuela's such a great place to be, and if she's so anti-American, then she should stick to her words and move to Venezuela. I'd like to see how long she lasts there, provided that she's not given any escorts or bodyguards procured by the government, of course. I want to see her live like an average citizen, taking the subway, and going to one of the government-run supermarket chains and actually stands in the long lines just to purchase some sugar and milk.

[Flatulo]

3. It amazes me that any successes of the Chavista regime(s) are the result of brilliant planning

and flawless execution, but any failures are due to Yanqui saboteurs.

Interesting demonstration of self-hypnosis.

[Marksman_91]

4. It's the basic attitude of an incompetent and irresponsible individual

Pad yourself on the back when things go well, and blame others when you fail.

[Socialistlemur]

5. If counterpunch is quoting Golinger....

They lost credibility with me

[joshcryer]

6. Haven't trusted Counter Punch since they threw Juan Cole under the bus.