Millions of Venezuelans Sign Petition Against US Decree

[Judi Lynn]

Millions of Venezuelans Sign Petition Against US Decree
By IANS

Published: 26th March 2015 01:27 PM
Last Updated: 26th March 2015 01:27 PM

CARACAS: Over three million Venezuelans have signed a petition against a US decree that labels the South American country a national security threat.

Earlier this month, Obama signed a decree stating, "the situation in Venezuela...constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the US and I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat," Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. The mayor of the Caracas capital, Jorge Rodriguez, on Wednesday said that in just six days the petition has collected 3,048,469 signatures.

Rodriguez is heading a social media campaign called "Venezuela is not a threat, we are hope ("Venezuela no es amenaza, somos esperanza&quot , in response to the presidential decree. "The reaction of the Venezuelan people has been overwhelming. The show of solidarity, the show of support that Venezuela has received is moving. We have found support in all countries around the world, even in the US," Rodriguez said.

The signature drive began on March 20 and will conclude on April 9, a day before the Summit of the Americas that will gather leaders from across the America, including Obama, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Cuba's Raul Castro.

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http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Millions-of-Venezuelans-Sign-Petition-Against-US-Decree/2015/03/26/article2731255.ece

[newfie11]

1. Good

America needs to stop with the Venezuela hate. Leave them alone for petesake!
Don't we have enough wars going on to make the MIC happy?

[Judi Lynn]

2. Update: Pro-Venezuela petition exceeds 8 million signatures

Pro-Venezuela petition exceeds 8 million signatures
By Staff Writers, teleSUR
Monday, Apr 6, 2015

A petition launched in Venezuela opposing President Barack Obama’s latest sanctions and the labelling of Venezuela as a national security threat has topped 8 million signatures, it was announced Sunday.

President Obama issued an executive order March 9 declaring a “national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the situation in Venezuela.”

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro thanked the supporters who backed the call for Obama to "repeal the decree” through his Twitter account. The signatures will be handed in during the Summit of the Americas which starts later this week in Panama and will be attended by all the nations in the hemisphere.

Mounting hostility from the U.S toward Venezuela is likely to be one of the most hotly debated themes at the Summit, which U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to attend. Additionally, millions have taken to Twitter to express their opposition to the U.S. aggression. It was revealed last week that at least five million tweets across 105 countries have demanded a repeal of the measures.

The government has also been backed strongly in the international arena. Many high profile Latin Americans have come out in support of the democratically-elected government of President Maduro, including former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica and Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu.

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http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_69922.shtml