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DESCRIPTION:Attorney and author Dan Kovalik will discuss his a new book, "The Plot to 
 Overthrow Venezuela - How the U.S. Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil". On 
 August 18, Kovalik will be our guest speaker.\n\nKovalik calls his book "an 
 in-depth look at the U.S. threat to 'save' Venezuela." His thesis 
 continues:\n"Since 1999 when Hugo Chavez became the elected president...the 
 U.S. has been conniving to overthrow his government and to roll back the 
 Bolivarian Revolution which he ushered in to Venezuela. With the untimely 
 death of Chavez in 2012, and the election of Nicolas Maduro that followed, 
 the U.S. redoubled its efforts to overturn this revolution. The U.S. is now 
 threatening to intervene militarily to bring about the regime change it has 
 wanted for 20 years.\n\n"While we have been told that the U.S.'s efforts to 
 overthrow Chavez and Maduro are motivated by altruistic goals of advancing 
 the interests of democracy and human rights in Venezuela, is this true? The 
 Plot to Overthrow Venezuela answers this question with a resounding 
 'no...'".\n\nKovalik will speak about what Venezuela's oil reserves mean to 
 the U.S., how our country has supported repressive governments that 
 preceded Chavez and Maduro, and the oligarchy in whose hands the U.S. hopes 
 to return Venezuela and its population. Kovalik will discuss what he calls 
 "a one-sided economic war against Venezuela", and the effects on its 
 economy and people.\n\nDan Kovalik currently teaches International Human 
 Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He served for over 25 
 years as Associate General Counsel of the United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO 
 (USW). He has also worked on Alien Tort Claims Act cases against the 
 Coca-Cola Company and Occidental Petroleum - cases arising out of egregious 
 human rights abuses in Colombia.\n\nKovalik's other books include "The Plot 
 to Scapegoat Russia" and "The Plot to Attack Iran". Copies of "The Plot to 
 Overthrow Venezuela" will be available for sale.\n\nThe UUSM is wheelchair 
 accessible.\n\nFree, contributions welcome.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/04/18825214.php
SUMMARY:The U.S. and Venezuela - A Closer Look
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez Avenue\nSan Mateo, 
 CA 94401
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/04/18825214.php
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