BOGATA — For exactly one month now, a nationwide strike has crippled Colombia and has been met with deadly repression by the far-right government of Ivan Duque. As trade unions have shut down major cities, halting mass transit and bringing economic gridlock to the country, government forces have responded with violence. According to government figures, at least 44 people have been killed in protests that began on April 28. A further 500 people have been “disappeared,” more than 100 shot with live fire, and at least 28 have been wounded in the eye by police, the notorious ESMAD riot squad, or by paramilitary organizations linked to the state.
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United States Gives Former Deputy Guaidó Ultimatum to ‘Remove’ President Maduro
According to the ultra-conservative website PanamPost, Juan Guaidó is working on notice. The news outlet disclosed this Tuesday, May 18, that the US gave the “interim president” an ultimatum until December 1 of this year to “remove” President Maduro. If he is not able to do so within that deadline, his recognition by the US government and his access to the seized Venezuelan assets will be terminated.
United States Gives Former Deputy Guaidó Ultimatum to ‘Remove’ President Maduro
Between the Lines: Congressional Report Finds US Sanctions to Blame for Venezuela Crisis
If the U.S. government’s propaganda is correct that the current crisis is due to Maduro’s mismanagement and corruption, then illegal and inhumane sanctions would not be needed to dislodge the “regime.”
Between the Lines: Congressional Report Finds US Sanctions to Blame for Venezuela Crisis
Elliot Abrams: The Venezuelan Opposition Must Stop Waiting for an Invasion
Veteran Interventionist Samantha Power Confirmed to Head USAID
The IMF won’t let Venezuela access its share of new SDRs
The IMF won’t let Venezuela access its share of new SDRs
Some Republicans in Congress, including Senators Pat Toomey and John Kennedy, have urged U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to oppose the creation of the reserves, saying they would reward Maduro, among other U.S. adversaries.
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