[Peace-discuss] US Embassy Bribing Venezuela Officials to Topple Government

[David Johnson]

US Embassy Bribing Venezuela Officials to Topple Government 

Description: Venezuelan President Maduro speaks during his show "In contact
with Maduro" on Feb. 3, 2015.

Venezuelan President Maduro speaks during his show "In contact with Maduro"
on Feb. 3, 2015. | Photo: VTV

Published 3 February 2015 (17 hours 55 minutes ago) 

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made the accusations on his TV show,
saying he provided evidence to regional organizations and asked them to
mediate.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused officials at the U.S. Embassy in
Caracas of conspiring to bribe people close to the Venezuelan government,
including current and former ministers and military officials, in order for
them to conspire against the Bolivarian government.

The president made the accusation during a televised speech Tuesday.

Maduro added that the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
Secretary-General Ernesto Samper will be visiting Venezuela Wednesday to
verify claims that a coup conspiracy is afoot in Venezuela, adding that he
is calling on the the regional bloc to work with the Community of Latin
American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to mediate in the conflict between
Venezuela and the United States.

The Venezuelan leader said Samper had been provided with "proof" of the
activities of U.S. diplomatic staff in Venezuela and expressed hope that
President Barack Obama is unaware of these activities, saying he is giving
Obama "the benefit of the doubt."

He repeated his accusation that U.S. Vice President
<http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Joe-Biden-behind-Venezuela-Destabiliz
ation-Plans-Says-Maduro-20150202-0006.html> Joe Biden was behind the plot,
saying the U.S. politician told regional leaders that the Venezuelan
government would be "overthrown." Maduro said presidents of the region had
told him this directly at the recent CELAC summit in Costa Rica.

The U.S. applied new sanctions against Venezuela Monday, which were
repudiated by Caracas. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign affairs
stated, "The people of Venezuela ratifies their independence and
sovereignty. We do not recognize . interference of any kind by foreign
powers."

Caracas also noted that the action of the U.S. "contravenes the will of all
governments and peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean," referencing
unanimous declarations at the CELAC summit against foreign intervention in
the region.

The Venezuelan government has been the target of an
<http://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Venezuela-Coup-in-Real-Time-201502
01-0015.html> increasingly aggressive media campaign, attacking the
country's leader's and policies in order to justify foreign intervention.

"All imperialist wars have been precipitated by media campaigns such as this
one, giving false information that wishes to provide the world with the
justification for an intervention," said Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy
Rodriguez.

 

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