Trump Continues US Imperial War On Venezuela
‘Secretary of State Tillerson has a troubled history with Venezuela, notably over its nationalization of ExxonMobil’s Orinoco River region oil fields, despite fair compensation offered as payment.
The company balked. Before an international arbitration court, it sought $10 billion in compensation, in the end settled for $1.6 billion, not without lingering hard feelings.
Before taking office as secretary of state,Tillerson said “(i)f confirmed, I would urge close cooperation with our friends in the hemisphere, particularly Venezuela’s neighbors Brazil and Colombia, as well as multilateral bodies such as the OAS, to seek a negotiated transition to democratic rule in Venezuela” – code language for lawless regime change.’
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