Category: US-Venezuela Relations

Comprehensive tracking of diplomatic negotiations, trade policy, foreign sanctions, and bilateral engagements between Washington and Caracas.

  • Celebrities boast propaganda among debris

    Examples of ridiculous people include those who say and invent anything to help a useless, exiled, divisive political operator, inspired on Fourth Republic, come in and sow even more chaos than already exists. We will never, ever allow whiny or resentful people to grab any power. This type of deplorable people has turned exact journalism into mere proselytizing propaganda: whose only objective is to politicize natural tragedies. Not only is it necessary to cooperate with rescues, we must also reserve time to unmask intolerance. Instead of concentrating efforts in search, rescue and nation rebuilding, Venezuelans are now forced to speak out against threat of politization of this natural tragedy. 

    Celebrities abroad wish to generate political propaganda among debris. Opportunists will never be voted for. If that criminal celebrity returns, she must be arrested immediately. Her keyboard accomplices are also responsible for having stirred up so much hatred and division. We have had enough with politicization and premature election campaigns. There is shady business in selling amnesty to a woman who is accused of multiple crimes of treason, seeking to hinder our reconstruction by politicizing an alleged and inopportune return.

    Obtaining accreditation for international press is arduous bureaucratic process. It has not been possible to use it because there is no way to enter Vargas through any of its entrances, including Carayaca, whose tragedy remains a mystery. Desire to politicize everything will be defeated. We will not rest until removing politizers from political game forever. They extinguished moderation of both Democratic Unity Roundtable and Edmundo González Urrutia. Now instead of allowing us to deal with consequences of earthquake, we must confront nefarious networks again. Once again we must realize that inept people, who did not know how to collect alleged electoral triumph, are now dedicating space on networks to politize earthquake. It no longer seems a priority to strive for rescue work, now we have to waste time unmasking career politicians.

    It is necessary to identify, point out and monitor all those who promote politization of earthquake. Presidents Rodríguez and Trump close airspace to prevent this tragedy from being turned into an electoral and proselytizing circus for intransigent sects. Tragedies should not be politized. Acolytes of a disqualified criminal will not prevent beautiful alliance between presidencies of Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez from succeeding. Suffering of victims must be respected. Rescue teams from international community must be encouraged to resume work. Investment in hemispheric stability will bear fruit in the form of a greater understanding of our shared challenges. Partnership between United States and Venezuela strenghtens each day. Our bond will not be destroyed by haters willing to politize natural tragedies. Their complaints are superfluous. Anxiety to grab power makes some people establish wrong priorities.

    Fortunately, access to Vargas state is restricted. It would have been detrimental to their rescue efforts if experts in politizing tragedies had shouted hateful slogans at rescue teams. Over past twenty-seven years, narratives have been crafted to spread hatred against anyone who wishes well for Venezuela. Politized obstructionists target American efforts to improve our well-being. However, we are grateful for continued American help. Day and night, mission continues. It is refreshing to see United States realize just how intransigent those who politize this issue are.

    Rubén Rivero