State Department to Release Funds to Venezuela’s Interim President

Last updated on: January 29, 2019 at 5:48 pm by Susan Wright

State Department to Release Funds to Venezuela’s Interim President 2019-01-29T17:48:37-05:00 Susan Wright

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Have you been keeping up with the revolution going on in Venezuela?

The people have had it. No more starvation. No more eating pets and zoo animals, or sending children out to scrounge together a bite from garbage cans.

MADURO MUST GO!

The first whispers of revolt came with videos from military members, speaking of a coup. That was quickly squelched, but it wasn’t the end, and for those who have been keeping up, you’ve seen thousands of Venezuelans flooding the streets, demanding for a change.

Make no mistake. It is a sensitive issue, but it is a long time coming.

I’ve covered the dire situation in Venezuela several times, in various forums. Venezuela, with the potential to be the most prosperous nation in Latin America is a shell, under the leadership of Nicolás Maduro.

In a stark example of what socialism does to a society, images of empty store shelves, news of lack in every area of need, including medicine, was the norm.

The latest election, marred by accusations of ballot rigging and other chicanery was the final straw.

Not that any of that is new. In the last election, Maduro had opponents either kicked off the ballot or arrested.

The European Union and other international bodies have called for a new election, but Maduro has been defiant.

The country’s parliamentary chief, Juan Guaidó, has used an article of Venezuela’s constitution to declare himself the interim president, and he has support from the United States, along with Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and others, who now recognize him as Venezuela’s president.

It’s such that they’ve rejected Maduro’s demand to remove all United States diplomats from the nation.

Maduro’s regime has support from nations such as Russia and Turkey, who have warned the United States against seeking to implement regime change in the region.

It’s a complicated situation, however, with Venezuela’s Supreme Court also supporting his presidency.

Still, unbowed (and rightly so), the State Department announced on Tuesday that Guaidó will be given the right to take control of Venezuelan assets, currently being held in U.S. banks.

The New York Times reports that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo initially made the decision to give Guaidó accesson Friday, but the information was not released until Tuesday.

“This certification will help Venezuela’s legitimate government safeguard those assets for the benefit of the Venezuelan people,” Robert Palladino, a State Department spokesman, told the Times.

According to the Times, the order specifically referred to Venezuelan holdings in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, though it applied to any of the country’s financial interests in the states.

Here in the U.S. I’ve seen some – mainly on the left – rejecting the notion of the U.S. showing any interest in what is going on in Venezuela, or choosing a side in their current presidential quagmire.

These are the same people that decry President Trump’s callous disregard for immigrants or nation’s he might consider to be “sh*thole” countries. Somehow, they don’t have equal regard for the starving, desperate citizens of Venezuela.

Could it be because the left’s magic unicorn is socialism, the very thing that has left Venezuela in ruin, victimizing the citizens?

Yes. I can see why they would want to keep that little nugget off of everyone’s radar.

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