Greg Palast with the future President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, at our office in New York, responding to documents we obtained regarding plans to overthrow the Chavez government. Investigator Leni Badpenny in background. (photo: Palast Investigative Fund 2004.)
Palast explains the situation in Venezuela, where the Trump administration has recently been signaling for U.S.-backed regime change. Although the claim is that it’s the U.S.’s duty to support “democracy,” says Palast, the concern is really for Venezuelan oil. Major players like the Koch brothers need reliable access to Venezuela’s particular form of heavy crude oil, and the Maduro government doesn’t play ball the way the Saudis, for example, do. Now Maduro’s political opponent, Juan Guiado, is openly calling for outside military support in his attempt to overthrow Maduro. Palast is adamant that that would be an utter catastrophe both for the U.S. and for the Venezuelan people.
Discussed on the show:
- “U.S. Push to Oust Venezuela’s Maduro Marks First Shot in Plan to Reshape Latin America” (WSJ)
- Colour revolution
- “Amanpour’s full interview with Juan Guaido” (CNN Video)
- Bay of Pigs Invasion
Venezuela? It’s the oil. It’s always the oil.
Scott Horton is the author of Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, FoolsErrand.us, managing director of the Libertarian Institute at LibertarianInstitute.org, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of Antiwar Radio on Pacifica, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles and KUCR 88.3 in Riverside, California and podcasts the Scott Horton Show from this website.
In 2007, Horton won the Austin Chronicle”˜s “Best of Austin” award for his Iraq war coverage on Antiwar Radio. He’s conducted more than 4,800 interviews since 2003.
His articles have appeared at Antiwar.com The American Conservative, the History News Network, The Future of Freedom and the Christian Science Monitor.
He is a fan of, but no relation to the lawyer from Harper’s.
Scott lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, investigative reporter Larisa Alexandrovna Horton.
