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Alfred de Zayas

As a former UN special rapporteur, the coup in Venezuela reminds me of the rush to war in Iraq

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Oil rich states such as Iraq and Libya were devastated after concerted campaigns of misinformation. US attempts to provoke conflict in the Latin American country have marked similiarities. By Alfred de Zayas, Independent (UK) — There is nothing more undemocratic and corrosive to the rule of law than a coup d’état. Members of the United Nations are bound by the Charter, articles one and two of which affirm the right…

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