Global Research
Longstanding US plans prioritize regime change. It’s the oil, stupid!
Venezuela has the world’s largest reserves. It’s a prize Washington
covets. More on that below.
Post-election US-orchestrated destabilization continues. Venezuelans
elected Nicolas Maduro president. The electoral process was scrupulously
open, free and fair. The result is indisputable.
World leaders congratulated Maduro on his victory. Obama remains silent. On April 16, State Department spokesman Patrick Ventell alleged “outstanding voting irregularities.”
“So the CNE’s decision to declare Mr. Maduro the victor before
completing a full recount is difficult to understand, and they did not
explain their haste in taking this decision,” he said.
