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NLG Calls on President Obama to Withdraw Executive Order Declaring Venezuela National Security Threat
President Obama issued Executive Order 13692, which declared a national emergency, calling Venezuela “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.”
At the Summit of the Americas, Argentine President Hails Cuba and Venezuela, Calls Notion of Threat to US “Absurd”
In contrast to what occurred at the last Summit of the Americas in 2012, President Cristina Fernu00e1ndez de Kirchner of Argentina and Bolivia's Evo Morales stood her ground.
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Venezuela Wrongly Accused of Weapons of Mass Destruction
The alarmist language used to justify US sanctions against Venezuela suggest Barack Obama is trying to channel his inner Ronald Reagan.
Ecuadorean Foreign Minister: The US Is the Real Threat in the Americas, Not Venezuela
The Obama administration is facing criticism for new sanctions against Venezuela.
Dangerous Diplomacy: US Praises Mexico and Honduras, Targets Venezuela
President Obama declared Venezuela an “extraordinary threat to national security”.
What the Rest of the Western Hemisphere Thinks About the Conflict Between the US and Venezuela
The New York Times article contains this very succinct and eloquent comment on the new US sanctions against Venezuela from Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa.
Is Venezuela Really an “Extraordinary Threat”? US Sanctions Top Officials as Tensions Grow
Tensions between the US and Venezuela are increasing.
State Department Announces New “Long-Standing” Policy Against Backing Coups
After Venezuela accused the US of plotting another coup, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki rejected the claim as “ludicrous.”
Op-Ed on Venezuela Slips Past New York Times’ Factcheckers
A factually-challenged New York Times article attacks the Venezuelan government.
John Pilger: Venezuela’s Struggle Against “a Common Enemy“
The US is staging a coup in Venezuela because that country is resistant to US pressure, says author John Pilger.