…One of the most notable differences is that before January 3, responsibility for governing the country rested with Venezuela’s constitutional government, while the United States devoted all its economic, military, financial, scientific, political and diplomatic resources to destroying the Venezuelan state in order to seize its wealth.

But now, with January 3 having come to pass and an irregular protectorate established in the country — according to Charles Rousseau’s definition in his book “Public International Law,” which states that this status “implies a division of powers between the two states concerned” — that situation has changed. To that extent, following the earthquake on June 24, the Venezuelan government immediately set out to act — to the best of its ability — to confront nature’s terrible force.

But the other side has failed to fulfill its role. First and foremost, it was unable to prevent the entire population from rushing chaotically and haphazardly to La Guaira, driven by a noble sentiment characteristic of the Venezuelan people. On the contrary, U.S. media outlets and networks — both in Venezuela and abroad — fanned the flames of that chaos.

Acting swiftly and in an orderly manner, Venezuela’s government took immediate measures: It established a unified registration and control center at the Poliedro de Caracas to organize volunteers and humanitarian aid vehicles; it militarized the state of La Guaira to facilitate rescue operations; and it cleared the roads to facilitate the arrival of aid.

Venezuela government’s operational capacity

In this way, it demonstrated an operational capacity on the ground that the so-called powerful “protector” lacks. Thus, conditions were created to unleash the natural and intrinsic solidarity of the Venezuelan people, which has multiplied as never before — and as it always has.

Contrary to what the media vultures have been claiming, there is no shortage of supplies in hospitals, which were immediately stocked from reserves set aside for such contingencies. Dr. Mauro Herrera, a cardiologist and head of the hemodynamics unit at the José M. Vargas Hospital in Caracas, told me that, “We are working very hard, and fortunately we have no supply issues, which is the most important thing.”

In this context, all public health centers were mobilized to care for the affected population nationwide, with special emphasis on the states with the highest incidence. Likewise, an agreement was signed between the government and the Association of Private Clinics in the Capital Region for the triage, evaluation and hospitalization of earthquake victims, to be carried out by these private institutions while the government covers the costs of treatment.

The United States has done none of this, because it lacks the capacity. While institutions are working behind the scenes, the “know nothings” in Washington are fostering and spreading chaos through influencers and TikTokers who try to go to La Guaira to take selfies — like the official from a Dutch private company who is heard saying “take my picture” while handing out ONE bottle of water…

The whole article evokes visceral infuriation.