Juan Guaido makes his move

Rice · April 30, 2019 at 10:43 AM

This week, authoritarian strongman leaders of two countries in the Americas claimed that they were facing a coup to overthrow their governments.

One of them wasn’t lying.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/04/30/ame…Fwww.cnn.com%2F

Splinter · April 30, 2019 at 3:20 PM Official Post

Protests in BA and a possible revolution in Venezuela, with Maduro's forces running over innocent people with troop carriers.

This has to end with Maduro leaving power, peacefully if possible.

Rice · April 30, 2019 at 4:37 PM

There is a feeling that more of the military have defected and accepted Guaido as their Commander-in-Chief. I hope it’s factual.

CNN reports that CNN Español has been made unavailable to the people of Venezuela. Perhaps local news has been, too. Maduro would find it advantageous to keep the citizens in the dark, unable to see the troop carriers plunging into the crowd of demonstrators. And unable to hear Guaido’s appeals for them to join him in overthrowing Maduro.

Splinter · April 30, 2019 at 4:46 PM Official Post

Internet cut for many and there are claims that the US was involved in some kind of deal for Maduro to make his exit.

Rice · April 30, 2019 at 7:34 PM

That makes sense, because the Sec of State very casually announced that Maduro had been on a plane waiting to take off for Cuba earlier today, then changed his mind. Methinks Russia didn’t want their investment squandered, and perhaps made him a counter offer he, erm, couldn’t refuse?

Splinter · April 30, 2019 at 8:39 PM Official Post

Now it's a proxy war (as usual) between the two old enemies.

This can't end well in terms of the citizens of Venezuela, I mean. A short, sharp end is what is needed, without interference from anyone.

Juan Guaido makes his move

Beer to be spent?

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