PRAYING ‘THE DEVIL’ DOESN’T TAKE VENEZUELA!

Oil-rich Venezuela has been in the crosshairs of the US for decades, enduring crippling sanctions aimed at provoking a regime-change that will enable easy exploitation of the country’s natural wealth.

Resisting imperialism has made life difficult for millions of Venezuelans, as their government sticks to the principles established by late revolutionary leader, Hugo Chávez.

Not one to cower under Washington's threats, Chávez - addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2006 - had choice words for the then-US president, George W. Bush, branding him the Devil. It is a speech that still resonates today.

Incumbent Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has just been declared the winner of the July 28th election - but the US is already interfering, saying, ”the will of the people of Venezuela must be respected” - or, translated: "We are not pleased with the results as they do not serve our interests, and therefore Maduro must go!"

It’s the kind of treatment Africans have also had to endure.

How do you think Chávez would have handled this kind of meddling?

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