Code Pink is joining the many progressive groups trying to expose the phony
campaign against Venezuela, by mainstream politicians and the mainstream press.
It is not easy to challenge the massive power of the mainstream press. When it
comes to foreign affairs the mainstream press is often believed by most of
America’s people, who really have little exposure to the realities found in
most foreign countries. The mainstream press dominates the TV, news magazines
and newspapers. They dwarf smaller media outlets such as this one. It is
important that as many people, organizations and alternative news media keep
spreading the truth, to counter the mainstream lies. –សតិវ អតុ
From Code Pink:
February 23, at the Spirit
Awards, while accepting Best First Feature for his film Sorry to Bother You,
Boots Riley spoke out: “We
should all be putting our voices out to stop regime change for oil in Venezuela.”
We agree, and we are saying clearly that what
has happened in Venezuela over the last few days —the killing of two indigenous
people on Friday (likely a false flag), tear gas, and two more killed at the
border on Saturday — was
an outright setup orchestrated by Elliott Abrams, John Bolton, Donald Trump, and their Venezuelan
puppet, Juan Guiado. Their goal is regime change and, in
pursuit of this, they have weaponized
humanitarian aid and are trying to incite violence.
Trump and his administration aren’t the only
U.S. parties responsible for manufacturing and inciting violence. The New York Times, CNN, and MSNBC have all
been willing participants in the Trump administration’s PR stunt,
going so far as to portray Trump, Bolton and Abrams as do-good crusaders
working day and night to try to bring food and medicine to the people of
Venezuela.
No one in their right minds would believe that
Trump, Abrams, and Bolton care about the people — rather than the oil — of
Venezuela. So why are
liberal mainstream media outlets like the New York Times, CNN, and MSNBC
participating in the farce?
One need look no further than the U.S.’s role
in creating the humanitarian crisis in Yemen to know that easing human
suffering is not what motivates U.S. foreign policy. One need look no further
than the past ways the U.S. has sold regime change — Iraq, Libya, Syria, just
to name a few — to know what “bringing democracy to” or “helping the people of”
really means. And one need look no further than the fact that both the Red
Cross and United Nations are refusing to collaborate with the United State’s
false pretext of humanitarian aid to know that the real aim of the “aid” is to
galvanize the Venezuelan opposition and create a violent catalyst.
CNN, MSNBC, and the New York Times should not
be providing cover Trump and his war hawk cronies. Send them a message now reminding
them of their obligation to report accurately. As media giants, they have a
responsibility to tell the full story rather than be a mouthpiece for a
U.S.-orchestrated coup, and maybe all-out U.S. war, on Venezuela.
What Venezuela needs is dialogue — facilitated
by Mexico, Uruguay, and the Vatican — not a U.S.-orchestrated coup and possible
military intervention. Help us demand that the U.S. media
reflect that.
Towards peace,
Medea and the entire CODEPINK team: Ann, Ariel, Carley, Caroline, Jodie, Kelly, Kirsten, Lily, Maya, Mark, Nancy, Paki, Ryan, Sarah, Tighe and Ursula
Medea and the entire CODEPINK team: Ann, Ariel, Carley, Caroline, Jodie, Kelly, Kirsten, Lily, Maya, Mark, Nancy, Paki, Ryan, Sarah, Tighe and Ursula
For the latest stunt by a really morbid and arrogant politician
see: ‘Sick
& twisted’: US Senator Rubio tweets picture of Gaddafi’s murder as a threat
to Maduro.
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