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Nicolas Maduro
NICOLAS MADURO has placed the Venezuelan army on high alert to protect the country from “unconventional warfare tactics” by the United States, which is believed to be plotting attacks on public services.
In an address broadcast on state television President Maduro warned of a “serious situation” in Venezuela, which has been hit by a series of electricity shortages that he says are a result of sabotage by opposition groups.
Measures have been taken to deal with the blackouts, including the rationing of electricity, while the government has appealed to the United Nations to stop US acts of “terrorism” against the people of Venezuela.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
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