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No one knew who #JuanGuaidó was — including 80 precent of Venezuelans — when he declared himself president. But he got the one vote that counts in #Venezuela, Donald Trump's. #HandsOffVenezuela
And when I say Donald Trump, Trump doesn't know Juan Guaidó from a hole in the wall. It's John Bolton and Elliott Abrams. Bolton is Trump's National Security Advisor, he's the guy who sold us the war in Iraq. salon.com/2018/03/23/tru…
And Elliott Abrams, our Special Representative for #Venezuela, was convicted of crimes for his role in the Iran-Contra scandal. theguardian.com/us-news/2019/j… #HandsOffVenezuela
So you have convicted lairs and neocon warmongers telling us that the people of #Venezuela would really like us to invade. Please, don't buy this stuff!
#HandsOffVenezuela
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Trump's #Venezuela embargo is far worse than the one imposed on Saddam, who was still allowed to sell 2 million barrels of oil a day. And Saddam was allowed some access to the nation’s foreign bank accounts. #HandsOffVenezuela
The #Venezuela embargo is brutal — no food and medicine, no spare parts allowed to fix essential infrastructure such as the subway, electric, and water systems. As the UN rapporteur said, this is a medieval siege. #HandsOffVenezuela
Is Maduro a great guy? Is he a wonderful democrat? Nope. Is he competent? Not very. Chavez would've cut a deal—he did many, quietly. I know Maduro, he's inflexible. But Venezuelans don’t want Donald Trump, Donald Tusk, BP or Exxon choosing their president. gregpalast.com/venezuela-the-…
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