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DESCRIPTION:On January 22nd Mike Pence made a phone call to opposition politician Juan 
 Guaidó, essentially offering him the presidency of Venezuela.  The next 
 day, Guaidó swore an oath in which he appointed himself "Interim President 
 of Venezuela."  Minutes later, Donald Trump officially recognized that 
 self-appointment, in effect instigating a coup against the elected 
 Bolivarian government of Nicholas Maduro.  Since then, the mainstream 
 corporate media has been supporting the coup, flooding the air waves and 
 Internet with stories about chaos, poverty, corruption, and violence in 
 Venezuela, exclusively covering anti-government marches, and showing clips 
 of world leaders calling for the overthrow of the Venezuelan government.\n 
 \nYet in a poll conducted a little more than a week before, 81% of 
 Venezuelans had never even heard of the 35-year-old Guaido!  Not mentioned 
 in these news reports are the extremely popular education, health care, and 
 housing programs provided by the Venezuelan government, that the U.S. 
 government has imposed draconian economic sanctions on Venezuela, and that 
 the U.S. has openly spent tens of millions of dollars supporting violent 
 opposition groups.  Also not mentioned is that despite all of this, Maduro 
 won re-election in May and thousands have been marching throughout 
 Venezuela in support of the government since the attempted coup; almost 
 every day.\n \nDonald Trump has threatened to use "all options, including 
 military" against Venezuela, a country with the world’s largest proven 
 oil reserves that John Bolton has openly said best belong in the hands of 
 American oil companies.  The attack on Venezuela foreshadows forthcoming 
 attacks on Cuba, Iran, and Nicaragua, as well as attacks on anyone here in 
 the U.S. who dares to oppose this drive for domination and destruction of 
 yet another country.\n \nCome to a presentation and discussion to find out 
 what's really happening in Venezuela.\n \nSpeakers: Alicia Jrapko, Task 
 Force on the Americas; Mehmet Bayram, Independent Journalist, Allan Miller, 
 Economist, Activist & Writer.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/09/18821055.php
SUMMARY:What's Happening in Venezuela?
LOCATION:Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library\n6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/09/18821055.php
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