Live from Caracas, Venezuelan researcher and columnist for “Misión Verdad” (“Truth Mission”), Diego Sequera, spoke with EIR’s Dennis Small on Jan. 8. Sequera concluded the discussion by explaining that the armed attack on Venezuela, and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro, was “so self-destructive to the United States.” It not only means a return to imperial Gunboat Diplomacy against Venezuela and the whole Western Hemisphere; it also marks “a policy overhaul along the lines of Trump’s National Security Strategy document.”

We are witnessing “deeper trends” of a broader global fight, which centers on expelling the interests of China, especially, from the Western Hemisphere, in order to “control supply chains, key assets, resources, chokepoints.” Sequera noted that Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez today visited the Chinese embassy in Caracas. “That’s about as clear a message as it gets,” Sequera commented.

He emphasized that support for Venezuela against the naked aggression is coming not only from expected countries, but also from other players, such as Spain, that had previously been cool. “That’s new,” he stated.

Small asked Sequera about the Trump administration’s domino theory – that after Venezuela, other dominoes will follow, such as Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, and others. “But has Venezuela fallen?” Sequera answered: “That’s an easy answer: no, not at this point.” There has been social breakdown. Nations are also history, ideas, and principles.

Sequera concluded by supporting the upcoming Jan. 12 EIR Emergency Round Table, “It’s Worse Than You Think: The Strategic Implications of the Attack on Venezuela and How to Bring the World Back from the Brink.”