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USA backs another coup attempt in Venezuela - with Elon Musk's help

39 minutes Posted Jul 31, 2024 at 3:38 am.

US supports coup attempt in Venezuela

Elon Musk: "We will coup whoever we want!"

Electoral "fraud" allegations

Observers say vote was fair

Argentina's leader Javier Milei

CIA & Israeli Mossad

Venezuelan opposition loves Israel

Maduro supports Palestine

China, Russia, Iran

Why USA is obsessed with overthrowing Venezuela

Oil

CLIP Donald Trump wanted to "take over" Venezuela (and its oil)

CLIP John Bolton: US corporations want Venezuela's oil

CLIP Bolton boasts Venezuela coup attempt was "a lot of work"

From Juan Guaidó to María Corina Machado

US-backed coup in Venezuela in 2002

Venezuelan opposition's long history of crying "fraud"

Guarimbas

What "dictatorship"?

Obama declares Venezuela a "national security threat"

Economic war, sanctions, & embargo

Venezuela's oligarchy vs. working class

Inflation

Sanctions

West steals Venezuela's foreign assets

Failed CIA-backed invasion of Venezuela

No evidence for "fraud" claims

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The USA and its allies in Latin America have refused to recognize the results of Venezuela's elections, as far-right opposition extremists try to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, with the help of billionaire oligarch Elon Musk. Ben Norton documents the many US-backed coups since Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez came to power and launched the Bolivarian Revolution.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NglJ4J2rMEA

Our investigation: "US gov’t-linked firm is source of exit poll claiming Venezuelan opposition won election" - https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/07/29/us-government-edison-poll-venezuela-election/

Check out our related video: "Why is USA obsessed with overthrowing Venezuela?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ViMqMXGGs

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