Along with media harassment of Venezuela, they try to involve Cuba

    By Roberto Morejón

The hegemonic press and the international right wing are attacking the Venezuelan government for what they call fraud in the July 28 elections, and the attempt to involve Cuba in the internal affairs of the South American country is not surprising.

The authorities of the largest of the Antilles emphatically denied any intervention in the preparation and conduct of the elections, as suggested by the most conservative voices.

The latest chapter in this rebellious novel refers to the alleged dispatch of specialists in computer science or other fields with the aim of altering the vote on July 28.

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed to Francisco Santos, involved in political scandals and architect of another big lie, that of the rebel Iván Márquez having been in the largest of the Antilles, as the main architect of the hoax.

The former vice president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe's running mate, was a staunch critic of the peace process and the peace agreement signed between the once rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the government of Juan Manuel Santos.

This is not the only falsehood that has been spread about the Caribbean nation in relation to Venezuela.

Earlier, on the basis of a crude manipulation by the reactionary Diario de las Americas, there was talk of a change in the irregular air traffic between Cuba and Venezuela in connection with the latter country's Civic Day.

The Cuban Institute of Civil Aeronautics confirmed that between July 28 and August 2 no flights were registered outside the commercial schedule. 

While the stalest international political line and the corporate press join or generate anti-Cuban opinion matrices, they refrain from pointing out those who really interfere in Venezuela's internal affairs.

The U.S. government recognized the extreme right-wing oppositionist Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

In doing so, Washington disregarded the official results of the National Electoral Council, the only body constitutionally authorized to settle such contests.

It should be recalled that the electoral council declared the current president, Nicolás Maduro, the winner with 52 percent of the vote, prompting the extreme right wing to promote protests and violence.

The world is witnessing a campaign of harassment and manipulation against Venezuela, to which some are trying to add Cuba as a target.