Tag: The making of Juan Guaidó

NOVANEWS The making of Juan Guaidó: How the U.S. regime change laboratory created Venezuela’s coup leader By Dan Cohen and Max Blumenthal This article was originally published by The Grayzone Before the fateful day of January 22, fewer than one in five Venezuelans had heard of Juan Guaidó. Only a few months ago, the 35-year-old was an obscure character in a politically marginal far-right group closely associated with gruesome acts of street violence. Even in his own party, Guaidó had been a mid-level figure in the opposition-dominated National Assembly, which is now held under contempt according to Venezuela’s constitution. But after a single phone call from from US Vice President Mike Pence, Guaidó proclaimed himself as president of Venezuela. Anointed as the leader of his country by ...