With
Guaidó rapidly losing momentum and credibility after Tuesday’s
failed coup, López and his U.S. backers may turn on their own if
they think it will benefit or energize their cause or if it could be
used to set the stage for foreign military intervention.
by
Whitney Webb
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Prominent
American anti-war figures from across the ideological spectrum are
warning that the Trump administration may soon turn on Juan Guaidó —
the man they recognize as Venezuela’s interim president — in
order to justify military intervention in Venezuela.
These
warnings followed Guaidó’s failed attempt to lead a military
uprising on Tuesday, which analysts characterized as a desperate
move, with Guaidó’s parallel government having failed to gain any
significant traction in Venezuela since late January.
With
Guaidó now quickly losing legitimacy and momentum since Tuesday’s
failed coup, it has become increasingly probable that his political
patrons — the United States — may soon turn on him, as any harm
done to him could be blamed on Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro,
which would allow the U.S. government to justify aggressive action
against the Maduro-led government.
One of
the first prominent anti-war voices to raise concern that the U.S.
government, particularly the CIA, may now see Guaidó as more
valuable dead than alive was Daniel McAdams, executive director
of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-host of the
Ron Paul Liberty Report, with the former congressman,
presidential candidate and well-known libertarian. During Tuesday’s
edition of the Liberty Report, Paul raised concern that a
provocation could be used to push for foreign (i.e., U.S.) military
intervention in Venezuela: “The big danger is a hard war
breaking out. I’d still bet it won’t be too bad, with thousands
of troops moving. But it could be a guerrilla war or something like
that. If there is a false flag or some important official on either
side gets killed, you can’t tell what might happen.”
McAdams
responded, pointing out that Guaidó himself could soon become such a
target for a provocation: “He [Guaidó]
has been a kind of a hapless figure so far. He calls for mass
protests and no one shows up. I don’t think he realizes right now
that he is actually now worth more dead than alive not only to the
CIA, but also to his own opposition people. A shot in the crowd or
something like that to take Guaidó out. It might shock you, Dr.
Paul, but the CIA is pretty good at this kind of things.”
Concerns
about Guaidó being targeted by the U.S. in order to blame it on the
Venezuelan government and justify intervention were also raised on
Wednesday by Ajamu Baraka, former vice presidential candidate for the
Green Party and national organizer for Black Alliance for Peace.
Baraka took to Twitter, stating: “Watch
out for a false-flag operation in Venezuela with a hit on Guaidó,
whose value to CIA & U.S. state is fading by the minute now. With
the release of Leopoldo Lopez (by unknown forces) the U.S. now has
access to someone who is even more vicious and opportunist than
Guaidó.”
As
MintPress has previously reported, Leopoldo López was lauded
in a leaked U.S. government cable citing “his enduring
popularity, charisma and talent as an organizer” within the
U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition. These characteristics are
something that Guaidó is increasingly losing as his parallel
government continues to fail to gain traction within Venezuela.
Watch out for a false-flag operation in Venezuela with a hit on Guaido who's value to CIA & U.S. state is fading by the minute now. With the release of Leopoldo Lopez ( by unknown forces) the U.S. now has access to someone who is even more vicious and opportunist than Guaido.— Ajamu Baraka (@ajamubaraka) May 1, 2019
However,
with López now hiding out in Spain’s Caracas embassy and a new
warrant recently issued for his arrest by Venezuelan authorities,
López’s ability to organize is limited, just as it was while he
was under house arrest. López was originally placed under arrest in
2014 for his role in inciting violent protests that resulted in over
40 deaths and was moved from prison to house arrest in 2017. However,
from the Spanish Embassy, López is better equipped to coordinate
with the U.S. government — his greatest political patron — and to
direct Guaidó, his political protege whose recent rise to power he
directly oversaw.
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