Help stop US aggression against Venezuela

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VenezuelaSolidarity Campaign Emergency Update,March 2015 - U.S Steps
Up Aggression Against Venezuela

1) TAKE ACTION: LOBBY YOUR MP to oppose US sanctions on Venezuela here
(
http://www.venezuelasolidarity.co.uk/44-leading-british-political-figu res-express-opposition-to-proposed-us-sanctions-can-you-help-us-reach- 50/
)

2) NEWS ALERT: PRESIDENT OBAMA DECLARES VENEZUELA A THREAT TO NATIONAL
SECURITY AS MORE SANCTIONS INTRODUCED - PRESIDENT MADURO RESPONDS
SAYING HE WANTS TO 'OUST' THE GOVERNMENT

On Monday President Obama issued an Executive Order against Venezuela
interfering in the country’s sovereignty by declaring a national
emergency based on arguments claiming that Venezuela is a threat to
U.S national security and also ordered further sanctions against seven
more Venezuelan officials. Venezuela's elected President Nicolas
Maduro rejected Obama’s measure and explained the executive order
coincided with a failed coup attempt last month, which had links to
U.S citizens, saying “After we dismantled the coup attempt … the
U.S. and President Barack Obama … decided to personally fulfill the
task of ousting my government.”
Maduro further criticized Washington’s announcement by pointing out
that the U.S is a bigger threat to the world & that the U.S has issued
105 statements on Venezuela over the past year, of which half were
explicitly supporting opposition politicians.

The Venezuelan president reiterated calls he had made to his U.S
counterpart, urging him not to take the path of intervention that his
predecessors took, saying “I’ve told Mr. Obama, how do you want to
be remembered? Like Richard Nixon, who ousted Salvador Allende in
Chile? Like President Bush, responsible for ousting President Chavez?
… Well President Obama, you already made your choice … you will be
remembered like President Nixon”.
The president reiterated that the economic sabotage – used before in
Allende’s Chile – was planned since July, saying sources told his
government “there was a meeting in the White House, back in July …
where they (U.S government and agencies) decided to launch an economic
warfare.”
Maduro also reminded Venezuelans that he had warned about the coup
attempts in January, whilst Diosdado Cabello, President of the
National Assembly, pointed out the contradiction of Washington's
statement, given that it is “the world’s superpower.” Warning
that the aggression forms part of plans to destabilise the country, he
said “What has been planned, and we have to say it, are military
attacks on our country," adding that "This kind of emergency
resolution has been used by U.S imperialist every time they want to
attack a country.”

FURTHER READING:Read the full response (
http://www.venezuelasolidarity.co.uk/madurorespondstosanctions/ ) from
President Maduro.

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Diosdado Cabello, President of Venezuela’s National Assembly,
pointed out the contradiction of Washington making such a statement,
given that it is “the world’s superpower.” Warning that the
aggression forms part of plans to destabilise the country, he said
“What has been planned, and we have to say it, are military attacks
on our country, adding that "This kind of emergency resolution has
been used by U.S. imperialist every time they want to attack a
country.”

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