Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said military escalation is the "only" way to remove authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro from power

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Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said military escalation is the “only” way to remove authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro from power.

“The increase in pressure and the escalation that’s taken place is the only way to force Maduro to understand that it’s time to go,” and “facilitate a peaceful and orderly transition,” Machado told Bloomberg.

The comments come as the Trump administration has reportedly made the decision to strike military facilities inside Venezuela, with attacks potentially taking place at any time.

  • LNSS [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I feel like her getting the Nobel Peace Prize led to Trump being briefed about her, which led him to approving regime change in Venezuela. It would be wild if the awarding of a Nobel Peace Prize directly led to a war.

    • Tachanka [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      35·
      2 days ago

      I feel like her getting the Nobel Peace Prize led to Trump being briefed about her, which led him to approving regime change in Venezuela

      Trump tried regime change in Venezuela during his first term. These lab-grown neolib compradors like Guaido and Machado are usually in touch with the CIA for years before these things kick off. Regime change in Venezuela has been on the imperial agenda since Chavez.

      Here is a photo from the failed coup attempt circa 2019

    • john_brown [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Little Marco Rubio was on direct communication with the Nobel committee. He told them to give the award to Trump, they replied they could give it to anyone but Trump, so Rubio told them to give it to this bozo. Trump definitely was involved in the choice beforehand.