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Allegedly blocked Colombia-Venezuela border crossing bridge appeared to be a permanently closed point. Contrary to MSM reports that it was blocked specifically to stop US humanitarian aid.
@AbbyMartin @danielmkovalik @MaxBlumenthal One more time corp media is spreading fake news to favours warmongers. Las Tienditas Binational Bridge hasn’t been in used since built in 2015. The International Simón Bolívar Bridge for both, car and pedestrian cross border is OPEN pic.twitter.com/9GlNzTG620
— Margarita Paz Peace Justicia Justice (@margaritaP75) February 7, 2019
Writing at FAIR, Adam Johnson argued the whole affair was a “transparent, cynical PR strategy to delegitimize a Latin American government” the US is trying to overthrow.
Johnson pointed out that Elliott Abrams, the State Department’s special envoy for “freedom and democracy” in Venezuela, has a history of abusing humanitarian aid for shipments of weapons to US-backed militants in Latin America.
It is also possible that the bridge was to be used as the humanitarian aid delivery route, since old photographs dated June 2017 show that it was blocked, but the containers were not there.
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Meanwhile US-proclaimed Interim President Juan Guaido said that on February 11th his opposition team had delivered the first batch of humanitarian aid.
“Today we delivered the first donation, or the first cargo of humanitarian aid, albeit on a small scale, because you know they have blocked the border for the time being,” Guaido, 35, said in televised remarks in Caracas.
Regardless, rallies urging to allow all US humanitarian aid into the country are continuing, as per Guaido’s twitter account.
Los venezolanos volvemos a las calles mañana #12Feb para exigir el ingreso de la #AyudaHumanitaria que salvará la vida de más de 300mil venezolanos que hoy están en riesgo de muerte.
¡Es momento de unión y lucha! #12FSeguimosEnLaCalle pic.twitter.com/RiTOx4R9Gf
— Juan Guaidó (@jguaido) February 11, 2019
“We Venezuelans return to the streets tomorrow #12Feb to demand the income of #AyudaHumanitaria which will save the lives of more than 300mil Venezuelans who are at risk of death today. It’s time for unity and struggle!”
He also announced that on February 14th a World Conference on the Venezuelan Crisis will be held in Washington DC. With specialists, entrepreneurs and humanitarian NGOs from more than 60 countries in attendance, to coordinate efforts “o meet the needs of the most needy Venezuelans.”
El objetivo es sensibilizar a los gobiernos del mundo, organismos multilaterales, empresas y ONG's para incrementar la #AyudaHumanitaria y aliviar el sufrimiento de los venezolanos que padecen la falta de alimentos y medicinas causada por el régimen de Maduro. #TodosConVzla
— Juan Guaidó (@jguaido) February 11, 2019
“The objective is to make the governments of the world, multilateral agencies, companies and NGO’s aware and willing to increase #AyudaHumanitaria and alleviate the suffering of Venezuelans who suffer from the lack of food and medicine caused by the Maduro regime.”
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seeks OPEC support against US sanctions.
The request was made in a letter sent to OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo dated Jan. 29 and seen by Reuters, but reported on February 11th.
“Our country hopes to receive the solidarity and full support of the member countries of OPEC and its ministerial Conference, in the fight we are currently having against the illegal and arbitrary intrusion of the United States in the internal affairs of Venezuela,” Maduro wrote.
I seek “your firm support and collaboration to jointly denounce and face this shameless dispossession of … important assets of one of the members of OPEC”, the letter said.
He wrote that OPEC should help to determine potential solutions based on “the impact that this action has on the global energy market, and the risk it represents for the other countries … of this organization”.
On Twitter, Nicolas Maduro praised the creation of the “Country Brand Institute,” which is to “govern the process and the impulse of the “Venezuela is open to the future” strategy, as a major body that unifies tourism investments and external diversified trade.”
Creamos el Instituto Marca País para regir el proceso y el impulso de la estrategia "Venezuela abierta al futuro", como gran organismo aglutinador de las inversiones turísticas y del comercio diversificado externo. pic.twitter.com/55TfrOwrED
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) February 12, 2019
RT @PresidencialVen: "We have created all the legal, logistical, physical, educational and cultural conditions so that Venezuela takes a great leap in the development of international tourism with the Country Brand strategy. Welcome to Venezuela!", […] https://t.co/fmKH0HnjhY
— Nicolás Maduro (@maduro_en) February 12, 2019
RT @PresidencialVen: "There is no other country in the world with greater opportunities, with greater advantages, for reproductive investment today than our beloved Venezuela", said the leader of victories @NicolasMaduro #VenezuelaElMejorPais pic.twitter.com/JqOS618FFH
— Nicolás Maduro (@maduro_en) February 12, 2019
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