{"id":43208,"date":"2019-01-27T07:38:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T12:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=43208"},"modified":"2019-01-27T07:38:44","modified_gmt":"2019-01-27T12:38:44","slug":"trumps-axis-of-evil-pompeo-bolton-abrams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=43208","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s ‘Axis of Evil’: Pompeo, Bolton & Abrams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trump’s ‘Axis of Evil’: Pompeo, Bolton & Abrams<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

‘This is truly an ominous development for the poor people of Venezuela.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo votes before addressing the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council in a meeting which was requested by the United States to offer a statement on the current situation in for Venezuela on January 26, 2019 in New York City. Both China and Russia, who have permanent seats on the council, opposed the move.  Newly appointed US special envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams sits just behind and to the right of Pompeo. (Photo by Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on countries to “pick a side” on Venezuela, urging them to back opposition leader Juan Guaido in a Saturday speech at the UN Security Council in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Now, it is time for every other nation to pick a side. No more delays, no more games. Either you stand with the forces of freedom, or you’re in league with Maduro and his mayhem,” Pompeo told the Security Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia accused Washington of plotting a coup attempt and had tried to stop the meeting requested by the United States. “Venezuela does not represent a threat to peace and security. If anything does represent a threat to peace, it is the shameless and aggressive action of the United States and their allies aimed at the ouster of the legitimately elected president of Venezuela,” Russia’s UN ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, told the UN Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, neoconservative Elliott Abrams was appointed US special envoy for Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElliott will be a true asset to our mission to help the Venezuelan people fully restore democracy and prosperity to their country,\u201d Mr Pompeo said, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very nice to be back. This crisis in Venezuela is deep and difficult and dangerous,\u201d Abrams said Friday. \u201cAnd I can\u2019t wait to get to work on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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