[Peace] War and rumors of war

[Karen Aram]

I couldn’t agree more, let’s hope this is just more bluster by Trump and not to be taken seriously.



> On Mar 27, 2019, at 08:57, C G Estabrook via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
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> There must be a general strike across this country if the US uses military force against Venezuela and Russia.
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> https://www.rt.com/news/454901-russia-leave-venezuela-trump/
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> Russia must get out of Venezuela, all options open - Trump
> Published time: 27 Mar, 2019 15:32
> Edited time: 27 Mar, 2019 15:51
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> US President Donald Trump has warned that Russia must get out of Venezuela. Two planeloads of Russian troops are currently in the Latin American country under the terms of a 2001 cooperation treaty.
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> Around 100 Russian troops touched down in Venezuela on Saturday, a show of support for President Nicolas Maduro’s government. The move caused consternation in Washington, however, with Vice President Mike Pence calling the deployment an “unnecessary provocation.”
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> Pence also called on Russia to withdraw its support of Maduro and “stand with Juan Guaido,” the Washington-sponsored opposition leader who declared himself interim president in January.
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> The Russian Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, insisted that the deployment was carried out "in strict accordance with the constitution of that country and with full respect for its legal norms."
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> US officials have repeatedly warned Russia against intervening in the Guaido/Maduro power struggle. National Security Adviser John Bolton tweeted on Monday that the “United States will not tolerate hostile foreign military powers meddling with the Western Hemisphere’s shared goals of democracy, security, and the rule of law.”
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