Amid Sanctions and Military Mobilization, Maduro Pens Letter Urging Americans to Question Trump

“I wholeheartedly ask you not to allow your country to be dragged once again into another unending conflict, another Vietnam, another Iraq, but this time, closer to home.”

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Venezuela US Sanctions

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro released a letter addressed to the American people, urging them to oppose military intervention in South America and instead push the Trump administration to concentrate on tackling the COVID-19 pandemic raging across the United States. “It is clear that the Trump Administration is creating a smokescreen to cloud

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Another Failed US-Backed Coup Attempt in Venezuela Goes Unnoticed

Despite heavy backing from US officials, the coup attempt fell completely flat as Venezuela’s armed forces failed to defect to Juan Guaidó’s side and few opposition protesters trickled into the streets.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Venezuela Coup Feature Photo

Fresh off a successful military coup deposing leftist President Evo Morales in Bolivia last week, the United States attempted to overthrow the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela this weekend. The events, however, went barely noticed outside the South American nation, as the attempt proved to be a complete fiasco.  U.S.-backed

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Norway, Bachelet, and the Twilight of Guaido’s Insurrection

Venezuelan analyst Ociel Lopez examines Juan Guaido’s US-backed coup following Bachelet’s visit and new gov’t-opposition talks.

Ociel Alí López
By Ociel Alí López
Juan Guaido feature photo

Venezuelanalysis -- Guaido’s uprising is going through its terminal phrase. He does not yet appear to have reached his end as leader, as he still produces and consolidates an important consensus among the opposition. What has decisively failed is his attempt to form a government without elections with the backing of the hawks in Washington. In

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Reading Reuters between the Lines: Why the US Puppet President of Venezuela Is Toast

A critical reading between the lines of a Reuters article confirms that Washington has failed to cobble together a united opposition in Venezuela that is popular enough to win in the polls, likely signaling the end for Juan Guaido.

Roger D. Harris
By Roger D. Harris
Venezuela Juan Guaido Feature photo

Even the corporate media are losing enthusiasm for the US government’s ploy to replace the democratically elected President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela with the US-anointed security asset Juan Guaido.  Reuters reports in a July 1 article, “Disappointed Venezuelans lose patience with Guaido as Maduro hangs on,” that the US-backed “military uprising”

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Venezuelan Government Claims New Coup, Maduro Assassination Plot Foiled

“The first goal is to capture [Maduro]. And have the world see it. […] Dead, so that the message is clear, this son of a bitch is done,” ex-airforce General Miguel Carmelo Sisco is seen telling other alleged conspirators in one of the videos.

Ricardo Vaz
By Ricardo Vaz
Venezuela Coup Undercover Video

The Venezuelan government has reportedly dismantled a plan to stage a violent putsch in recent days. Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez revealed on Wednesday that a large scale plan was set to be executed on June 23 or 24. The operation allegedly included the assassination of President Nicolas Maduro, National Constituent Assembly President

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Washington Office on Latin America Gets Behind US Regime Change Agenda in Venezuela

WOLA’s hawkish stance on Venezuela may seem surprising for a “human rights” organization, but it is less of a surprise for those familiar with WOLA’s history.

Alexander Rubinstein
By Alexander Rubinstein
Venezuela Feature photo

The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), a self-described “human rights” NGO (non-governmental organization), has been circulating a June 1 press release ostensibly urging the return of democracy to Venezuela. The press release cites the “value” of “pressure mechanisms” such as “multilateral” sanctions when they are “linked to clear

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