US, int’l community must continue to back Guyana’s sovereignty- Energy Conference hears + more

Hundreds of stakeholders gathered in Kingston, Georgetown for the first day of this year’s Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo on Monday.

And as the conference opened with rousing presentations on Guyana’s exciting economic prospects, there were calls for the United States of America and the wider international community to continue supporting the country’s sovereignty.

US, int’l community must continue to back Guyana’s sovereignty- Energy Conference hears

Related:

Mike Pompeo, Hudson Institute: Joe Biden Can’t Show Weakness on Guyana

Hudson InstituteDepartment of Defense, InfluenceWatch, SourceWatch, Tax Filings, Wikipedia, WikiSpooks

Lima Group 2.0: Right-Wing Latin American Ex-Presidents Demand US Interventionism in Venezuela (Atlas Network)

Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela will be targeted again for regime change by the CIA front, NED.

Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela will be targeted again for regime change by the CIA front, NED.

The following video clips are from the Atlantic Council’s Countering China and Russia in Latin America and the Caribbean seminar.

The Atlantic Council links to their latest Color Revolution playbook in their article. They also just re-released their Color Revolution video. When I went back to my post on the new CIA playbook, I found that they made the original one, private.

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Diplomatic Process Between US and Venezuela Breaks Down + María Corina Machado’s Lengthy Criminal Record

The first steps of a path aimed at improving ties between the US and Venezuela have been abandoned. Washington has reimposed sanctions on Caracas and threatened more. Venezuelan officials say the country will block deportation flights from the US.

Diplomatic Process Between US and Venezuela Breaks Down

Related:

María Corina Machado’s Lengthy Criminal Record

Dozens of Firms Interested in US Auction of Citgo’s Parent Company

A court-ordered auction of the shares of the parent company of Venezuela-owned U.S. oil refiner Citgo Petroleum has attracted dozens of companies interested in the data and the auction process, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Dozens of Firms Interested in US Auction of Citgo’s Parent Company

Previously:

Venezuela’s Authorities Arrest Union Activist in Connection with Terrorist Plot (+Vente Venezuela)

Attorney General of Venezuela Tarek William Saab reported, via social media, the arrest of a union activist in Barinas state named Víctor Venegas. Venegas was allegedly involved in conspiracies threaten the peace of the country and the lives of senior officials.

Venezuela’s Authorities Arrest Union Activist in Connection with Terrorist Plot (+Vente Venezuela)

That was quick! He already has a Wikipedia page!

U.S. Defense Official Visits Guyana Over Threat To Oil-Rich Essequibo

Full video

As tensions with Venezuela continue to simmer over President Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to annex oil-rich Essequibo from Guyana, the U.S. is sending a top defense official to Guyana to discuss the situation.

U.S. Defense Official Visits Guyana Over Threat To Oil-Rich Essequibo

Guyana is currently a non-permanent member (2024-2025), of the UNSC, and chair of CARICOM until June 30th.

Related:

In 1974 the PNC aimed to use CARICOM as leverage against Venezuela. Guyanese foreign minister Sonny Ramphal sought to “sound out other governments” in the Caribbean, “promote further the concept of ‘Caribbean identity,’” and “by this means engage Venezuela in constructive Caribbean role which will act to inhibit GOV from pursuing its Essequibo territorial claim.”

Jonestown: An International Story of Diplomacy, Détente, and Neglect, 1973–1978

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Deep Dive into the 2020 Guyanese Election & Venezuela-Guyana Border Dispute

Venezuela: Opposition Politician María Corina Machado Suddenly Changes Position, Submits Electoral Disqualification Review Before Supreme Court

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado, who insisted on ignoring the democratic route for years, had until recently asserted that she will not appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) for a review of her political disqualification, a legal recourse that she could adopt based on the Barbados Agreement between the Venezuelan government and the opposition’s Unitary Platform. However, on Friday, December 15, the virtual US embassy for Venezuela reported through a social media post that Machado had suddenly changed her position and had gone to the TSJ to request the lifting of her disqualification.

Venezuela: Opposition Politician María Corina Machado Suddenly Changes Position, Submits Electoral Disqualification Review Before Supreme Court

On Venezuelan President Maduro’s re-election in 2018: expect similar lies if he wins in 2024

Thanks to everyone for making this event happen. I’ll get right into it. As we get closer to Venezuela’s presidential election in 2024, we should anticipate the western media deploying the same general tactics they used to disparage Maduro’s electoral victory in 2018. I’m not predicting that Maduro is going to win again (as I hope he does), but, if he does win, we can anticipate that the same general propaganda tactics will be used – with some variations of course for the changed situation that exists in Venezuela and around the world since 2018.

On Venezuelan President Maduro’s re-election in 2018: expect similar lies if he wins in 2024