Did Mr. Obama decide to overthrow Comrade Maduro?
The roots of the political conflict between the USA and Venezuela are simple: a strong one dictates to a weak one. Using Venezuela’s dependence on world oil prices and at the same time advertising “rights and freedoms”, the White House is putting pressure on Comrade Maduro in all possible ways.
For Obama, Venezuela is a third-rate oil-producing country, a fragment of the "backyard", a poorly controlled area in which, instead of Chavez, his socialist successor reigns. Yes, even selected by popular vote. The opposition in the presidential elections, as we know, suffered a political fiasco. In Washington, they still cannot calm down.
The political confrontation began, of course, not Maduro. Always start the United States. Venezuela wants only normal relations with the United States, especially since it sells oil to the Americans.
In late February, 2015, Nicolas Maduro said that he wanted to establish normal relations with the United States. He explained that in order to do this, Washington only needs to treat the Bolivarian Republic with respect.
“President Obama, deal with the chaos that you have in Venezuela’s policy, take the reins in your own hands and define clear criteria of respect for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, because we will not agree with the intervention of your government or embassy,” - quotes Maduro RIA News".
"You choose, President Obama, what you want, but you are at a dead end without a way out in relations with Venezuela," added Comrade Maduro.
Obama could not stand such a statement. After the renewal of Russian sanctions in March (for a year, before 6 in March of 2016), the American president found time and firmly engaged in Venezuela.
Obama’s imagination is bad, like all other American rulers, so he also imposed sanctions against Venezuela.
March 9 RIA News" reported that B.H. Obama signed a decree imposing sanctions on seven high-ranking Venezuelan officials. These officials are guilty of "violating human rights." The sanctions affected persons from law enforcement agencies and the Venezuelan army, who "pursued political opponents," the White House said.
The sanctions include the seizure of assets and property of listed persons in the US and a ban on entry into the country.
As we see, Washington approaches Venezuela in the same way as Russia. It was one.
March 10 in the press there were reports of the reaction of Nicolas Maduro to the US sanctions.
Venezuelan President accused Barack Obama of trying to overthrow the Venezuelan government and of interfering in the affairs of a Latin American country.
"Obama decided to personally do the work to overthrow my government and intervene in the affairs of Venezuela," Maduro quotes RIA News".
The Venezuelan leader believes that the United States finds Latin America a backyard and wants to control the countries of the region.
By the way, in addition to individual sanctions, Washington imposed an “emergency regime” against Venezuela (the same was introduced against Russia, since Russia allegedly threatens the national security of the United States).
Maduro also answered this.
"Today, President Barack Obama has taken the most aggressive, unjust and harmful step of all that the United States has ever taken in relation to Venezuela, the land of Bolivar," the appeal to the nation of Maduro leads "Euronews".
According to President Maduro, B.H. Obama announced the imposition of a “state of emergency against Venezuela” in order for sanctions to enter into force through presidential decrees without making appropriate changes in legislation. Comrade Maduro called the new sanctions "imperialist threat."
Words Maduro not limited to. The president made a practical step.
After the White House announced sanctions, Venezuela withdrew its ambassador from the United States. This was tweeted by Delsi Rodriguez, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic.
"We withdraw for immediate consultation Maximilian Arvelas, chargé d'affaires in the United States", - quotes the entry "Lenta.ru".
Who was “punished” by US sanctions?
Портал “To lead. Economy" cites a list of people touched by the new prohibitive measures of Washington.
In the "black list" were one of the commanders of the Armed Venezuelan forces Antonio Benavides Torres, head of the Venezuelan intelligence service, Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez, president of the state corporation "Guayana" Justo Noguera Pietro, the national police head Manuel Perez Urdaneta, Chief Inspector of the Armed Forces of Venezuela Miguel Vivas Landino, the prosecutor of the 20 district of the country, Catherine Nayarit Arington Padron, and the commander of the 31 armored brigade, Manuel Bernal Martinez.
“Venezuelan officials who previously violated and now violate the rights of Venezuelan citizens and are involved in corruption will not be accepted here. And now we have the opportunity to block their assets and their use of US financial systems, ”said White House spokesman Josh Ernest.
He added: “We are deeply concerned about the attempts of the Venezuelan government to use scare tactics against political opponents.”
In turn, Comrade Maduro called the seven "sanctioned" heroes, and then appointed one of the "punished", Comrade G. G. Lopez, Minister of Internal Affairs.
At the conclusion of the speech, the Venezuelan leader told the people that he would ask the National Assembly to give him additional powers for "preserving peace" and "fighting imperialism."
And something else said Comrade Maduro.
“President Obama decided to embark on a stalemate, a path of failure. He decided to keep the same memory about himself as Richard Nixon and George Bush. That’s how he will be remembered for what he did today ... The people of Venezuela are peace-loving, and you have no right to attack him or declare him a threat to the people of the United States, ”Maduro lashed out at Obama.
For Obama, as for his predecessors, let us add that any state that does not dance to the tune of the State Department and the CIA already has a default “threat to US national security.” Day after day, the lines of the 21st century cold war's fronts are looming on the planet. The White House has wreaked havoc in Iraq, Libya, Syria, in many other countries of the “Arab Spring”, in Ukraine, seriously weakened the Iranian economy with a stranglehold of sanctions, and for the second year “punishes” Russia, trying to teach her “values” and “international order”. It seems that in 2015, Washington decided to pay serious attention to its “backyard”, indicating to Comrade Maduro “violations of human rights”.
The more Washington talks about “human rights violations”, the more people in the world understand: the ultimate perpetrator is the inhabitant of the White House, with its long nose, which he pokes across borders, mumbling incantations about exclusivity and values.
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