Standing
with Venezuela and IranBy Margaret
Kimberley
April 10, 2020 "Information
Clearing House" - The
Trump administration wants a hot war with Iran or
Venezuela, or both, and those of us claiming to be
anti-war must be on our guard and ready for action.
“The Democrats who say Trump must ask
permission before killing people will in all
likelihood give him the approval he seeks.”
The Donald Trump administration hasn’t given up
its dream of regime change in Venezuela and Iran.
They have vowed not to ease the sanctions that have
literally killed thousands of people in both
countries. In fact, they have increased them and
claim that their efforts to do just that are somehow
humanitarian.
All previous attempts to dislodge the elected
president of Venezuela have ended in failure. In
2019 the U.S. instigated riots near the Colombian
border and a coup attempt which fortunately was more
of a photo opportunity than a serious effort by the
opposition to take power. Would be usurper Juan
Guaido has traveled all over the world and gained
the backing of U.S. vassal states without
accomplishing the desired result. The recent
indictment of president Nicolas Maduro on drug
trafficking charges was a sign that they will again
up the ante.
When Trump and his attorney general weren’t
making up charges out of thin air against Maduro,
they muttered about Iranian “sneak attacks.” Not
content to murder Iranian general Qassem Soleimani,
they have refused to leave Iraq when that country’s
parliament ordered them to do so. The rationale is
that they are fighting an Iraqi resistance which
they claim is directed by Iran. Of course the
violence in Iraq is a direct result of the 2003
invasion and occupation which killed 1 million
people.
