The
same old story of US imperialism against Latin America
This week's bipartisan Venezuela
Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act not
only seeks to pump US$10 million to Venezuela as part of a
“humanitarian assistance” package but also looks to provide
millions to efforts to undermine the government of President Nicolas
Maduro.
The bill also allots an additional
US$10 million for 'democracy promotion,' including "US$500,000
to carry out the activities ... with the Organization of American
States to ensure credible international observation that contributes
to free, fair, and transparent democratic electoral processes in
Venezuela" and "US$9,500,000 to carry out the activities
... directly, or through nongovernmental organizations to defend
internationally recognized human rights ... support the efforts of
independent media outlets ... facilitate open and uncensored access
to the Internet ... and to combat corruption."
As part of the 11 section plan,
the legislation aims to support the move by the head of the
Organization of American States, OAS, Luis Almagro, to invoke the
"Democratic Charter" against the country. The bill states
that Maduro’s government and Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of
Justice have “carried out systematic efforts to undermine, block,
and circumvent the authorities and responsibilities of the Venezuelan
National Assembly as mandated by the Constitution of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela.”
The bill, introduced by U.S.
Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), also plans to
instruct the U.S. Secretary of State to use the U.S. Permanent
Mission to the OAS to “take additional steps” to help Almagro,
who has had a hostile obsession with the Maduro government while
turning a blind eye to human rights violation by right-wing regimes
in the region, continue with his attempts to throw out Venezuela from
the organization.
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