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David Adams
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Posted: Feb. 28 2014,03:44 |
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Once again in the beginning of 2014 there are many demonstrations that seemed aimed at overthrowing the Venezuelan government.
Is the United States supporting them in order to abolish a leftist government in "its" hemisphere?
And for an assessment by Tom Hayden, a veteran peace activist of the US and a hero for many of us during the 60's, see his blog.
Hayden states that Obama may not be aware of it, "But there's another US "government", a secret network that works tirelessly to undermine any Latin American threat to the dominance of American capital and military power. They understand that the president must be provided with "plausible deniability", and so they keep Obama out of the loop. Sometimes they operate through the CIA, sometimes under Republican-Democratic "democracy promotion" programs, sometimes through third parties such as the Florida-based FTI Consulting. Democratic Party political consultants and pollsters have worked for Venezuela's opposition. It's difficult even for a president to keep a grip on it all. And that being the case, transparency disappears for the US Congress and public."
Who says there is no "culture of war"?
P.S. In a similar vein, see the analysis by Eva Golinger.
On the other hand, there are complaints of human rights violations against the protesters by the police.
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