“Attacking [Venezuela] for any reason,” warned one legal expert, “would violate the most fundamental of all international law.”
By Jon Queally, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 5-5-2019
After U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday morning that President Donald Trump has a “full range of options” when it comes to possible next moves against Venezuela, anti-war critics are wondering what the Democrats in Congress are prepared to do in order to curtail the administration’s ongoing threat of using military force to overthrow the government of President Nicolas Maduro – an effort international legal experts say would be a violation of international law.“We have a full range of options that we’re preparing for,” Pompeo said on ABC’s “This Week.” Continue reading