Exclusive: US, European lawmakers jointly condemn Venezuela's handling of election
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The leaders of foreign affairs committees of the U.S. Congress and legislatures across Europe have joined to condemn the Venezuelan government's handling of last weekend's disputed election, according to a statement seen by Reuters, an unprecedented show of unity intended to pressure Caracas to release full vote tallies.
Senator Ben Cardin, who chairs the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, worked with his counterparts across Europe to work collectively to put pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government.
"Our governments are closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela, and will work together to hold Maduro accountable should he continue to disregard the democratic will of Venezuelan voters to steal yet another election," said the statement, seen by Reuters ahead of its expected release.
By early Friday, leaders of foreign affairs committees from legislatures in Armenia, Moldova, Latvia, Italy, Poland, Lithuania, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Denmark and Romania had signed on to a statement, said a source familiar with the discussions.
Even if Maduro's government is using undemocratic means to maintain power, who the fuck are the US and EU to take stances on and decide what Venezuela needs?
Let the people of Venezuela decide for themselves. Fuck's sake.
How can the people of Venezuela decide what they need when their government is rigging elections and violently cracking down on protests?
Do you think them helpless peasants that require the intervention of big brother USA whenever there is trouble?
A statement is not an intervention
Seeding violent protests and relentless media propaganda are
I think the fear is that the US is going to or already medel in the election because they've tried like 3 time in the last decade on this guy alone. You'd have to pay me a lot of money to think the US is concerned about anything but their oil.
It's a statement and an intervention. Doesn't have to be literal military aggression to qualify as meddling.
I mean, vote tallies are a pretty reliable way to indicate what they want, so...
So based on suspicion, potential indications, circumstantial evidence, and bloody hopes rooted in political bias and grabby hands it must be the moral duty of the Free West to liberate all these helpless brown people that just can't figure out how to start a revolution.
Actually, IIRC they do know how to do revolutions. I think they'll be ok without your fat fingers in their pie, mate.
Dubious is your opinion on any subject.
Besides, 5 M expatriates were held out of the ellection. Even with put the tallies, the ellection is a complete farse..
Al menos hablas español? O sos un chanchito del hemisferio norte jugando a revolucionario?
Whatever your reason for saying that is, there is nothing I could possibly reply with that would make you consider any perspective I have to offer. Yet, here I go.
I understand Spanish to some degree because I have family in Colombia, but I suck at using it. I could trivially use a translation tool to help me compose a witty response, but that would change nothing.
The fact that this is besides the point is the very point I'm making: stay. the. fuck. out. of. other. countries'. internal. politics. It's really quite simple. Unless you are an imperialist, obviously.
Seriously, when was the last time US effing A was genuinely concerned with will of the people and democracy and all the malarkey? How are people so stupid to keep falling for the same line time and time again?
How nationalistic of you. I bet you love borders and flags and having no friends when the man gets you down.