Venezuela in Washington's Crosshairs, Ep. 1: Why the U.S. is Attacking Venezuela

This episode inaugurated our timely series "Venezuela in Washington’s Crosshairs: Breaking the Information Blockade," which is co-hosted by Just World Ed's Helena Cobban and Roger Harris of Task Force on the Americas. The series is presented by these two organizations and co-sponsored by the U.S. Peace Council, Code Pink, Veterans for Peace, and the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition.This episode featured: Venezuelan-Canadian sociologist María Paéz Victor, Leonardo Flores of the Venezuela Solidarity Committee, and Prof. Marjorie Cohn, the former president of the National Lawyers' Guild.The speakers examined how U.S. policy has targeted Venezuela's sovereignty and national independence and has worked to shape public narratives about the country. Their discussion focused on the illegality of Pres. Trump's violent kidnapping of Pres. Nicolás Maduro and other U.S. policies like the debilitating sanctions, attacks on shipping, etc; and on the ongoing regime change efforts, and the role of media silence and distortion. Support the show