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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: USA backs another coup attempt in Venezuela - with Elon Musk's help: Why is USA obsessed with overthrowing Venezuela? Is it oil, China, Russia, socialism, multipolarity?: US gov’t-linked firm is source of exit poll claiming Venezuelan opposition won 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 || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at Patreon: Podcast: Newsletter:
