Goldenprince13 wrote: Is that the shitstain George Soros ?

So quiet has the international news media been about this matter, that this is, in fact, the first I have heard of it, so thank you very much for placing this information within my grasp!

One wonders how it can be that the first I hear of something like this, is on a forum such as this one. You would have thought that there would be a plethora of outlets, all over the globe, decrying this situation, and televising it. You would have thought that the hundreds of global organisations interested in human rights, and humanitarian concerns, would have been mobilising, getting editorials ready for publication in print media, television spots, and the like, but I have heard not one bit of it.

You would also have thought that the fantastically xenophobic and paranoid US media would have been keeping an eye on this situation, simply out of selfish fear of increased immigration, resulting from refugee exodus, which is inevitable, if the situation is nearly as bad as your OP would suggest.

Very VERY strange indeed!

This'll sort it ....

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26404584

US funded right wingers, I'm spotting a pattern here.

Venezuela: Another Western-Backed Destabilization

More here....
www.activistpost.com/2014/02/venezuela-a...-western-backed.html

I am beginning to think all this hooha over in the Ukraine is a further smoke and mirrors....the US has a lot more to gain from Venezuela.

Having said that we signed a treaty way back with US, Russia, etc to 'protect' the Ukraine.
Also breaking news...we have pulled out of G8 summit talks along with Canada. The Ukraine situation is on fast forward I fear.

I don't think Ukraine is a smokescreen Jane. It has been on the shopping list for the NATO/EU bloc for many years. Personally I think it has frustrated them for at least a decade and Putin has managed to keep it close to Russia's bosom despite many attempts to wrest it away many times in the past.
That isn't to say that Venezuela hasn't had the same importance for the US and been a thorn in their side also. The US has tried to destabilize VZ numerous times and luckily Chavez got a grip by maintaining popular support of the masses. However, with the death of Chavez the US saw a crack in the armour and have moved to exploit it. I think it is just incidental that these two targets have presented themselves for renewed attention, maybe due to the frustrations in trying to bring down Syria. As they say, never let a good crisis go to waste.

oioioi wrote:
Very true. Past attempts to overthrow the socialist govt in VZ has been fomented by the right wing, wealthy capitalist cliques in the country. Add a dash of CIA money and meddling they hoped to succeed. In the past this has failed but with Chavez gone they stirred it all up again on the premise that the socialist won through vote rigging. A case of the "Pot calling the kettle black", Mr Obama.

I've edited my post above as I got the wrong countries.....but here's more on the Budapest Memorandum signed in 1994
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandu..._Security_Assurances

Revealed: The forgotten treaty which could drag the US and UK into WAR with Russia if Putin's troops intervene in Ukraine
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2570335...ing-war.html#ixzz2uj

Evie wrote:
The UK being involved in so many dodgy so called "Peoples Revolutions" and regime change brings to mind this classic from Mitchell and Webb:

Maybe the British people. and members of the Armed Forces should be asking those questions of the UK.
ARE WE THE BAD GUYS?

angelchemuel wrote:
No it ain’t, first; the treaty is non binding, second; the treaty calls for non interference on Ukraine’s domestic affairs by anybody not just Russia, lastly; the treaty was effectively made null and void by a) US and EU meddling in what it was a coup d'etat to a democratically elected President and government b) by sponsoring and funding the Orange Revolution.

If the West wants to revive a defunct treaty, by all means they can go right ahead, but I doubt that Russia or indeed any of the BRIC countries will put up with it, or pay any attention to it.

Wise Haven wrote:
In short: YES.

Not you, personally of course, but the criminal, warmongering government, indeed, yes they are.

To address the OP, particularly the part where it says; “and the International Media Is Asleep,” and I certainly hope so they stay asleep, there’s only so much propaganda I can take at the time.

Back on topic;

By the way this article is from the same journalist that was reporting from inside Libya, right before Nato bombs started to rain in, and was almost kidnapped by the so called 'revels'
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And I don’t wanna say I told you so...

This just in:

To understand what is going on, I strongly recommend this film by probably the greatest living journalist: John Pilger

Morris Interviews Joaquin Flores - Nice summary of how US/Foreign influences are trying to disrupt the country.

www.counterpunch.org/2014/02/17/venezuela-under-attack-again/