Today has been pretty crazy in Venezuela.
Caracas woke up to Juan Guaido announcing that #OperacionLibertad was under way.
En el marco de nuestra constitución. Y por el cese definitivo de la usurpación. https://t.co/3RD2bnQhxt— Juan Guaidó (@jguaido) April 30, 2019
Venezuelans the world over were (pleasantly?) surprised that Leopoldo Lopez was beside him, and out of his house where he has been under house arrest since his transfer from prison last year. (He was released by SEBIN agents that turned on Maduro, along with some other Political Prisoners.)
Within hours, the streets of Caracas and other cities in the interior, especially those where major military installations are located, were filled with opposition members. In Caracas, Guaido and his supporters went to the Carlota Airbase on the eastern side of the city. Soon enough the Colectivos showed up. These are the local militias that Chavez and Maduro armed to "defend the revolution."
I initially posted a tweet believing the shots were being fired by these Colectivos against the opposition demonstrators. But I quickly found out that this time, it wasn't the usual script playing out. Instead, it was the national guard and SEBIN forces that had turned on Maduro to support Guaido, that were shooting at the Colectivos that had come to harass and intimidate the demonstrators.
No sooner had I realized my mistake, I posted a Correction within the hour.
It was too late, the power of Twitter had worked its magic. It had gone (semi) viral. The susbsequent tweet is still waiting to hit it big....CORRECTION: I’ve been informed by reliable sources that this is actually a video of military supporters of @jguaido fending off an attack by the #Colectivos. So I got a taste of the power of Twitter!— MasterFeeds (@MasterFeed) April 30, 2019
As opposition supporters gather near the #Carlota Airbase in #Caracas, National Guard troops now loyal to interim president @JGuaido fire on #Colectivos who’ve come to target the demonstrators. #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/qhVqbSD9sM— MasterFeeds (@MasterFeed) April 30, 2019
As of this writing, April 30th at 9:00PM EDT, Leopoldo Lopez has taken refuge along with his family at the Chilean embassy. No word yet whether he has asked for asylum. Word is he is negoating withy the High Command.
Guaido announced that tomorrow, May 1st, the uprising will continue and asked the people to return to the streets (Todos a la Calle). He emphasized how Maduro has lost the support if the military. How no one came out to attack the demonstrators en masse as the government said they would.
Mañana continuamos con la ejecución de la #OperaciónLibertad. Iniciamos la fase final y estaremos de forma sostenida en las calles hasta lograr el cese de la usurpación.— Juan Guaidó (@jguaido) May 1, 2019
¡Vamos con todo, con más fuerza y determinación!#ConTodoPaLaCalle https://t.co/ep1vC824j6
Where's the US in all this, you ask... All over it. Sec. Pompeo admitted as much as he did the rounds of the news programs this evening. He also let out that Maduro was ready to leave, but the Russians- yes, the Russians!- told him not to go. Putin knows he'll have a hard time getting paid with any new administration...
And Maduro is nowhere to be seen...US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says it's time for Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to "leave," adding, "He has no answers for the Venezuelan people and the United States is determined to assist the Venezuelan people in restoring democracy." https://t.co/qvcZ5hEEoP pic.twitter.com/yaxAj7wS7o— CNN (@CNN) April 30, 2019
-- The MasterFeeds
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