U.S., Big Oil exploit Guyana border dispute to attack Venezuela | MR Online
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Until recently Guyana was the third-poorest country in Latin America. U.S. business journals have been painting a picture of Guyana potentially becoming the richest country in Latin America.

The exploitation of newly found oil reserves larger than those of the United Arab Emirates or Kuwait by U.S. oil giants triggered the escalating aggression by the White House.

After decades of economic punishment, coup attempts, and all manner of threats by the Pentagon, the U.S. State Department, and the White House, Venezuela is not taking this situation lying down. President Nicolas Maduro called a referendum on the issue of the disputed area, Essequibo, on Dec. 3.

The vote confirmed near-total support from the Venezuelan people for defending against the imperialist plans to establish a hostile presence on their border while further enriching the biggest energy corporations in the world.

  • livus@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    This article doesn’t mention the recent International Court of Justice arbitration, which seems a bit dishonest.

    It’s true that Exxon Mobil is basically co-opting Guyana, but that doesn’t magically make Venezuela right.

    As for this article, it’s a bit rich trying to paint Venezuela’s actions as anticolonial when Venezuela has literally been petitioning the ICJ to allow Britain a voice in the proceedings as Guyana’s former colonial masters.