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A man holds up a framed image of President Nicolas Maduro during an anti-imperialist rally in Caracas, Venezuela, last Saturday
VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro announced plans yesterday to combat the “electricity war” being waged against the country, warning of sabotage by those seeking to overthrow the Bolivarian government.
Mr Maduro appeared on state television to outline measures to fight the attacks on the country’s electricity system, which have led to blackouts across the country.
He detailed a 30-day plan to ration electricity after the nationwide power cuts, which he described as a “terrorist attack against the electricity system” by Washington and the “putschist opposition.”
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
HANK KENNEDY contends that US military attacks in the Caribbean amount to modern piracy driven by Venezuela’s oil wealth