On
May 29, the OAS panel of “independent experts” convened in
Washington to build the case for toppling the Bolivarian government
and prosecuting Maduro at the International Criminal Court.
by
Elliott Gabriel
Part 1
Venezuela is in the vise-grip of a deep crisis; this much was undeniable even prior to the release of a 400-page report by a dubious “independent panel of experts” at the Organization of American States (OAS).
Venezuela is in the vise-grip of a deep crisis; this much was undeniable even prior to the release of a 400-page report by a dubious “independent panel of experts” at the Organization of American States (OAS).
For the
past several years, the South American country has been mired in
crippling inflation, major shortages of food and goods, and
widespread political turmoil. Tens of thousands of desperate people
have spilled across the border, multiplying the presence of
unauthorized Venezuelan migrants across the Andes.
Cities
have witnessed violent clashes between the anti-Chavista-U.S.-backed
opposition and the elected government of President Nicolas Maduro and
the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela, with opposition
forces firebombing public transportation systems and children’s
hospitals, and even burning alleged Chavistas alive in broad
daylight.
Meanwhile,
the streets themselves — deprived of economic security – have
become the stage for a virtual war between criminal elements, both
organized and unorganized, and state security forces
Yet,
lost amid the laser-sharp focus on the “violence” of the
Bolivarian Republic, the structural violence of U.S. imperialist
hegemony remains undiscussed, almost taboo, and thus escapes
culpability for the ruinous plight of the people of Venezuela.
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