US Preparing to Militarily Strike Venezuela

Ed. note: Don't be deceived by the image of the crowds used in the Reuters image in their article. Those are not "opposition crowds" as depicted in this Reuters news article. Those are pro-Maduro crowds as the US and UK media sources completely flips most of the images coming out of Venezuela to fit their narrative. And for you wealthy Venezuelans living in Florida who think you are going to get your money back under the opposition leadership of the Random Guy™ Juan if he comes to power, you are sorely mistaken. You shook hands with the devil.

Source: Reuters

Cuba says U.S. moving special forces, preparing Venezuelan intervention

February 14, 2019

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Thursday the United States was moving special forces closer to Venezuela as part of a covert plan to intervene in the chaotic South American country using the pretext of a humanitarian crisis.

General view of opposition supporters taking part in a rally to commemorate the Day of the Youth and to protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Adriana Loureiro

A "Declaration of the Revolutionary Government" alleged that recent events in Venezuela amounted to an attempted coup that had so far failed.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has been trying to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down and hand over power to Juan Guaido, the head of Venezuela’s National Assembly.

Guaido invoked a constitutional provision to assume the presidency three weeks ago, arguing that Maduro's re-election last year was a sham.

These events, the declaration said, had led the United States to impose drastic sanctions causing damage "1,000 times greater" than the aid it is trying to force on the country.

"Between February 6 and 10 military transport aircraft have flown to the Rafael Miranda Airport of Puerto Rico, the San Isidro Air Base, in the Dominican Republic and to other strategically located Caribbean islands, probably without knowledge of the governments of those nations," the declaration said.

"These flights originated in American military installations from which units of Special Operations and Marine Corps operate, which are used for covert actions," it said.

U.S. special envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams, asked about the Cuban statement at an event in Washington, said "it is a new lie."

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