Deja vu: USA tries to impose new puppet government in Venezuela

As part of a new coup attempt in Venezuela, the US has recognized opposition leader Edmundo González as supposed president, after Trump tried to impose puppet Juan Guaidó in 2019. The State Department cited only US government-funded sources to accuse President Maduro of "electoral fraud". Ben Norton shows how misleading - and hypocritical - Washington's claims are.

Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/08/03/us-government-funds-electoral-fraud-venezuela/

US gov’t-linked firm is source of exit poll claiming Venezuelan opposition won election: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/07/29/us-government-edison-poll-venezuela-election/

Topics
0:00 US recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader as "president"
1:53 Hypocrisy: US supports dictatorships, wars, coups against democracies
3:39 Why Washington hates Venezuela
4:48 2002 US-backed coup in Venezuela
6:57 Latin America is divided on Venezuela
9:18 OAS: tool of US meddling
10:33 Mexico condemns OAS "interventionism"
12:34 China, Russia, Iran support Venezuela
13:08 Peru's dictatorship backs Venezuelan opposition
14:00 Oligarchs like Elon Musk
14:44 USAID operative hints at invasion
16:14 Fake news
17:28 Mercenary Erik Prince threatens Maduro
19:29 State Dep't cites US gov't-funded groups to allege "fraud"
19:59 Carter Center: funded by US, UK, EU, Gulf monarchies
23:39 Exit polls
25:36 CIA-linked firm's shady polling
28:58 María Corina Machado: US government-backed fanatic
29:51 Geopolitical changes: Multipolarity vs unipolarity
31:59 Possible US military intervention?
33:28 Outro