: World leaders are dividing themselves into two camps on the US’s bombing-led action against the Venezuelan leadership
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BREAKING NEWS: World leaders are dividing themselves into two camps on the US’s bombing-led action against the Venezuelan leadership—with the United Nations, China, Columbia and Russia condemning the shocking military attack, while western leaders unite in refusing to criticize the US.
"China is deeply shocked and strongly condemns the use of force by the U.S. against a sovereign country and the use of force against the president of a country," a foreign ministry statement said. China, Russia and Columbia have called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, which will be held on Monday.
China’s statement was echoed by United Nations chief, Antonio Gueterres, who said he was “deeply alarmed by the recent escalation in Venezuela, culminating with today’s United States military action in the country, which has potential worrying implications for the region”.
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WESTERN LEADERS REFUSE TO CONDEMN U.S.
But Western leaders have flatly refused to criticize the United States or leader Donald Trump for its clear violation of international law.
- French leader Emmanuel Macron was filled with praise for the US’s illegal bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of its leader. “The Venezuelan people are today rid of Nicolás Maduro's dictatorship and can only rejoice,” he said, four hours ago.
- British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer took the same line in a statement three hours ago: “The UK has long supported a transition of power in Venezuela. We regarded Maduro as an illegitimate President and we shed no tears about the end of his regime.”
- Leader of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu also fell in line behind the United States: "Congratulations, President @ realDonaldTrump for your bold and historic leadership on behalf of freedom and justice. I salute your decisive resolve and the brilliant action of your brave soldiers."
The European Union’s foreign policy head Kaja Kallas said she had spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition,” she said.
"Today's news is excellent news for the free world," said Javier Milei of Argentina.
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'IRRELEVANT ARGUMENT'
But numerous analysts have pointed out that the western leaders’ argument is irrelevant.
Any country can criticize another country’s government – but that gives them precisely zero legal right to launch a bombing raid and kidnap the head of state. In international law, one nation’s opinion about another state’s governance is entirely immaterial.
As with other Western leaders above, Australian leader Antony Albanese went out of his way to avoid criticizing the United States, and echoed the allegation against Maduro, as if it was relevant. “Australia has long held concerns about the situation in Venezuela, including the need to respect democratic principles, human rights and fundamental freedoms,” he said in a statement.
The split puts the tiny west (just 13 per cent of the world’s population) in stark opposition to the rest of humanity, where the default view is that countries cannot arbitrarily bomb other nations or change their leadership. It's not complicated.
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WIDER WORLD SPEAKS MORE FREELY
Russia, like China and the UN, was not too scared to criticize Washington DC. “This morning, the United States committed an act of armed aggression against Venezuela. This is deeply concerning and condemnable," said a statement from Moscow.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva also played it straight: "The bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line. These acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela's sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community. Attacking countries in flagrant violation of international law is the first step toward a world of violence, chaos, and instability, where the law of the strongest prevails over multilateralism."
Chile's President Gabriel Boric was another leader not too frightened to criticize the US: "As the Government of Chile, we express our concern and condemnation of the military actions of the United States in Venezuela and call for a peaceful solution to the serious crisis affecting the country."
Mexico’s foreign ministry also stood up against the illegality of the US action, quoting the relevant UN law: "The Mexican government strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally in recent hours by the armed forces of the United States of America against targets in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations."
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A FEW EXCEPTIONS
But there were a few exceptions. Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide departed from other western nations in criticizing the United States.
"International law is universal and binding for all states,” he said. “The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law.”
Some US politicians on the Democratic Party side also openly condemned the clearly illegal action taken by the Trump administration.
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'THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE'
Why do so many of the western leaders’ statements refuse to condemn the US and instead divert to “the will of the people of Venezuela” in their statements?
Because the notorious US National Endowment for Democracy, a CIA front, has been distributing cash hyperactively in Venezuela for decades, financing and creating pro-Washington civic groups, in a carbon copy of their anti-China operations in Hong Kong.
That means that whenever western mainstream journalists or politicians want “evidence” that the wishes of the “people” of Venezuela just happen to be in direct accordance with those of Washington DC, there are vast numbers of what journalists called “rent-a-quote” sources ready to provide exactly that line.
They have been cultivated for that role for more than 20 years, and many of them have been repeatedly quoted by the western press for many years--just as they have been in multiple other places, from Hong Kong to Georgia to Moldova to Taiwan.
It’s an easy way to fool the world. Or at least, the portion of humanity that still falls for such a trick.
posted by Satish Sharma at
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