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U.S., Big Oil Exploit Guyana Border Dispute to Attack Venezuela (mronline.org)
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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.

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[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nevermind that Guyana has asked for the USA's assistance fending off their imperialistic neighbor...

[–] livus@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago

And nevermind the fact that this whole thing has been going through international arbitration at the International Court of Justice.

Venezuela is the one ignoring international law on this.

[–] livus@kbin.social 9 points 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.

[–] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

Oh cool a war for oil.

I'm sure we'll let those corporations pay for it. No way we'll magically find a couple trillion lying around the couch cushions like every other time.

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Why is the land in dispute? Before oil was found, who owned it?

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Guyana, since 1899. This is quite literally propaganda trying to drum up support for Venezuela's illegal invasion via tying the USA's support for Guyana to the Isreal - Palestine war.

Only actual idiots would fall for this.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Venezuela had the US represent it in a boundary dispute with the UK over British Guiana. They settled things back in 1899. Then in 1962 Venezuela decided to stop recognizing that settlement. The UN has been pushed Arbitration several times and given steps to settle it but it has not officially been resettled. The UK and Guyana have administered the area the entire time. Venezuela has no legitimate claims and it is basically sour grapes that Maduro is using to distract his shitty his dictatorship is.