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Blinken says US has 'serious concerns' about announced result of Venezuelan election (abcnews.go.com)

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has ‘serious concerns’ about the announced result of Venezuela’s hotly contested presidential election that authorities say was won by incumbent Nicolas Maduro.

Speaking in Tokyo on Monday shortly after the announcement was made, Blinken said the U.S. was concerned that the result reflected neither the will nor the votes of the Venezuelan people. He called for election officials to publish the full results transparently and immediately and said the U.S. and the international community would respond accordingly.

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[-] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago

US don’t really have much of credibility on this one.

fuckin'.... Yea, that's the point

The US doesn't dispute foreign election results unless it benefits them; their complaint is essentially unrelated to the actual legitimacy of the results.

Venezuela has been a target of US diplomatic aggression since they nationalized their oil. Say whatever you want about their government but their history has been fucked beyond recognition by US diplomatic intervention. That Blinken is wasting air commenting on it is simply more evidence of the US weighing in on affairs they ought to have fuck-all to do with.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Yes but two wrongs don't make a right.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Pot calling the kettle black, more like.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Venezuela has been a target of US diplomatic aggression since they nationalized their oil.

Since 1976? Venezuela's oil was nationalized by Rafael Caldera in that year.

And yes that Rafael Caldera, the guy Chavez tried to overthrow lmao.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yes, it may be surprising that US relations with Venezuela began before Chavez, but it's true

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If the American government wants me to doubt the integrity of their election they should have kept their mouths shut and let the evidence speak for itself.

We know they were suppressing the opposition, and by definition that means the election wasn't free and fair. You want to do anything else? Find some proof and publish that.

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