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Petras: U.S. does not have the support to ignore Venezuela's election results
4/24/13
APORREA.ORG - For the American sociologist James Petras, professor at several U.S. universities, who studies development, class struggle and conflict in Latin America, the US Department of State has no proposed strategy to recognize the election results of April 14, which was declared Nicolas Maduro the winner.
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"We must consider what levers Washington can use at this juncture, first, the US has lost the ability to launch an attack from Colombia, at least for the moment, since the relations between the two countries are fairly quiet, and second, it's unable to launch a Latin American boycott because Venezuela is well integrated in this region, and thirdly, they can't organize a boycott outside because Venezuela is an OPEC member and has a range of correlations ( correlational relationships) with other powers such as China, Russia and Latin America ... its diplomatic efforts showed weakness and lack of support. "
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The United States sociologist noted that the U.S. government only has the internal opposition left. "Most of the media are in the hands of extremists and the powers associated with Washington. So we think that Washington will channel their opposition using their colleagues in the media. "
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Professor Petras is convinced that in Venezuela tolerance is very high, so, for him, there must be a greater effort to enforce the law and punish those who killed eight people during the violence last week. "Punish strongly the political terrorists involved ... in the United States a terrorist killed three people and most of the city (Boston) was locked down, there are widespread calls for the electric chair and suspension of constitutional rights."
http://www.contrainjerencia.com/?p=66227
GitRDun
(1,846 posts)Catherina
(35,568 posts)RC
(25,592 posts)What the hell business does the United States have interfering in another countries elections, without their invite?
Answer: Absolutely none!
Catherina
(35,568 posts)and me. Absolutely NONE as you said.
ocpagu
(1,954 posts)That says it all...
"Free press?"
Free from who? US government says jump, they ask how high...
Judi Lynn
(160,478 posts)bvar22
(39,909 posts)He speaks of "Washington" as an obscure monolith that exists beyond and above mere people or Political Parties. He mentions no names, or Party Alliances, or the MIC, or even the Global Corporations, just "Washington".
I'm sure it has escaped no one's notice here that our policy toward Latin America NEVER CHANGES. It makes no difference WHO The People of America put in power,
Democrats, Republicans....makes no difference.
ALL of our elected officials are UNIFIED in their condemnation of the emerging Democracies,
and UNIFIED in their support of Right Wing Death Squad Puppet governments like Colombia.
I couldn't find a single statement by ANY elected official offering support or congratulations to Maduro or the People of Venezuela for their successful democratic elections in Venezuela....
not even from Bernie Sanders (GOOGLE didn't turn up any).
Who ARE Those Guys... "WASHINGTON" ?
Catherina
(35,568 posts)"God, grant him wisdom and strength at a time when he has to take over leadership and to make a great nation even greater," ...
http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/130308/jesse-jackson-venezuela-is-not-alone-it-has-maduro
Well Jesse, it looks like God heard your wishes. Now where are the congratulations?