TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Opposition protesters clashed with security forces while government supporters swiftly mobilized to defend the presidential palace. “Interim President” Juan Guaido and right-wing opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez spearheaded an unsuccessful coup attempt in Caracas on Tuesday. The thwarted uprising started in the early morning hours when renegade military and intelligence officers reportedly released Lopez from house arrest. Lopez then joined Read More…
Washington is growing increasingly desperate as its coup efforts go further south in Venezuela, argues Jorge Martin. The failure of the February 23 “humanitarian aid” provocation on the Venezuelan border was a serious blow for Trump’s ongoing coup attempt. There were mutual recriminations between self-appointed Guaidó, Colombian President Duque and US Vice-President Pence. The US could not Read More…
Vice President Mike Pence called Guaido the night before his announcement and “pledged” that the Trump administration would support him. As U.S. lawmakers, civil society leaders, and Latin America experts continue to warn against American intervention in Venezuela’s internal political affairs, the Wall Street Journal on Friday confirmed suspicions that opposition leader Juan Guaido’s move to declare himself “interim president” of Venezuela Read More…
Speaking Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, President Trump said he believed it would be easy for the Venezuelan military to launch a coup d’etat and impose regime change. The comments came after the US imposed new sanctions on the Maduro government. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says that the sanctions are trying to Read More…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued an incredible statement to Fox News on Friday, vowing to take “series of actions” in “the coming days” against Nicolas Maduro’s government in Venezuela. The threat was couched in terms of being in the “best interest” of Venezuelans, and though Pompeo didn’t specify details, he said the US is “determined to ensure that Read More…
Nicaragua just defeated a US-backed violent coup attempt… but how did the US even set up a coup in the first place? Nicaragua just defeated a U.S.-backed violent coup attempt, and no one cares. Well, let me revise that: Very few care. English teachers may care because they may find it fascinating the phrase “violent Read More…