Venezuela: Chavistas Reject ‘Treason’ Claims Against Delcy Rodríguez, Defend Critical Unity – Orinoco Tribune<https://orinocotribune.com/venezuela-chavistas-reject-treason-claims-against-delcy-rodriguez-defend-critical-unity/>
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com<https://orinocotribune.com/>)—Venezuelan journalist Andreína Chávez and sociologist María Páez Victor rejected allegations that Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and the Chavista leadership betrayed President Nicolás Maduro following the January 3 US attack, arguing that the theory ignores both Venezuela’s coercive circumstances and the position of the Chavista popular base. During a special Orinoco Tribune interview hosted by editor Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, the participants distinguished legitimate criticism from calls—frequently issued from abroad—for Venezuelans to abandon their leadership. Rodríguez-Espinoza warned, however, that the argument of a strategic retreat cannot become indefinite: Chavismo must preserve its anti-imperialist character and the unity of its base, particularly if Washington eventually forces an election under occupation-like conditions. Extortion, not treason Andreína Chávez said any analysis must begin with US military encirclement, control over Venezuelan oil exports and revenues, and the standing threat of renewed bombing. She cited a Financial Times calculation that Washington had collected more than $13 billion from Venezuelan oil sales, while Venezuela initially confirmed receiving only $300 million through the US-controlled arrangement. Páez Victor rejected the word “cooperation” for this relationship. “This is extortion,” she said, noting that Washington holds Venezuela’s oil income while keeping President Maduro and First Lady and Congresswoman Cilia Flores hostage. She challenged accusers to present a viable “Plan B” that would not amount to collective suicide in the face of overwhelming force.... ..... Speaking from Caracas, Andreína Chávez said she had seen no evidence that the Chavista base considers Rodríguez a traitor. Communes, communal councils, social movements and popular leaders reject calls to divide Chavismo or declare war on its political leadership. They understand the Venezuelan government as a necessary barrier against the destruction Washington has inflicted elsewhere, even while rejecting specific decisions. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#42928): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/42928 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/120712101/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
