Exclusively in the new print issue of CounterPunch John Kerry:
the Belligerent Diplomat  Behind the Lies About Venezuela’s
Protests   US Secretary of State John Kerry recently called on
the Venezuelan government to end the “terror campaign against
its own citizens.” Kerry’s words are just the latest in US and
mainstream media efforts to portray the month-long protests in
Venezuela as peaceful popular demonstrations against an
authoritarian regime that has resorted to repression to quell
the uprisings.  As a result, the Venezuelan government, as
Kerry’s statement illustrates, is being blamed for most of the
28 deaths that have occurred. But is this portrayal accurate? A
closer look at the reality on the ground paints a very different
picture. From the beginning, the protesters have been armed,
have conducted widespread arson and have been intent on
achieving the unconstitutional overthrow of a democratically-
elected government.  The protests in Venezuela have primarily
occurred in middle and upper class neighb