The US imperialism has always tried to destabilise any nation that does not agree with its dictates. The cases of Afghanistan, Iraq, Cuba, Iran etc. are well known to all. Now it is trying to create disturbance and coup in Venezuela utilising the opposition parties. Excerpt from an article by Mark Weisbrot is given below in this connection:

“When is it considered legitimate to try and overthrow a democratically-elected government? In Washington, the answer has always been simple: when the U.S. government says it is. Not surprisingly, that’s not the way Latin American governments generally see it.

On Sunday, the Mercosur governments (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Venezuela) released a statement on the past week’s demonstrations in Venezuela. They described “the recent violent acts” in Venezuela as “attempts to destabilize the democratic order.” They made it abundantly clear where they stood.

The governments stated “their firm commitment to the full observance of democratic institutions and , in this context, [they] reject the criminal actions of violent groups that want to spread intolerance and hatred in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela as a political tool.”

We may recall that when much larger demonstrations rocked Brazil last year, there were no statements from Mercosur or neighboring governments. That’s not because they didn’t love Dilma; it’s because these demonstrations did not seek to topple Brazil’s democratically-elected government.”

We strongly oppose the US Imperialists machinations to overthrow the democratically elected government of Venezuela.