Wednesday: I was on the ground covering the 68th meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations. As Presidents from around the world including President Obama and the President of Iran descended on NYC for the GA what caused President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela not to make it to the UN meeting?
What role did the US play? What is the back story? Why was the President of a sovereign nation undermined in his visit to the UN for what would have been Venezuela’s first UN address since the death of Hugo Chavez? Why was a formal complaint made to the UN, and why are some world leaders calling for the UN to be moved out of the US?
We hear an exclusive interview with the UN Ambassador to the UN, as well as the speech the Venezuelan Foreign Minister gave to the UN body. It was a blistering critique of US foreign policy, of capitalism of Empire.
Also, how was President Barack Obama’s speech to the General Assembly received?
And we revisit President Hugo Chavez speech before the UN that is now legend, regularly whispered in the halls of the UN.
Also, our weekly “Earth Minute
Sojourner Truth Wednesday October 2nd
