The Movement for Social Justice is preparing another vigil for peace as the world watches rising tensions between the United States and Venezuela, with Trinidad and Tobago caught in the middle. Speaking on the TV6 Morning Edition, MSJ leader David Abdulah says he believes the nation is in a bad place. Nicole M Romany has the details
00:00Political leader of the Movement for Social Justice David Abdullah once again counters the Prime Minister's claim that critics of the U.S. military presence are anti-American.
00:11He notes that several U.S. media outlets and members of Congress have also questioned the bombing of vessels suspected of narcotics trafficking without due process or solid evidence.
00:24Abdullah says the Prime Minister's stance is baseless.
00:28The recent pollings in the U.S. say that the vast majority of the American citizens are against any military attack on Venezuela.
00:37So the first point I want to make, quite contrary to what the Prime Minister said, that all of these statements by us about the Caribbean zone of peace and that there should be no war, etc., is an expression of anti-American sentiment.
00:50So that is nonsense.
00:51With respect to the U.S. military radar system requested by the Prime Minister in Tobago, Abdullah tells the morning edition the Prime Minister and her Defence Minister had varying stories on the actual purpose of this equipment.
01:05As such, he says, their word cannot be trusted and the citizens must maintain a call for peace.
01:11Nobody wins a war and we can't be complacent and we have to raise our voices and say, not in our name, no to war in our name, no U.S. troops on radar in our country, not in our name, no regime change, not in our name.
01:26On a separate matter, the veteran unionist shared his perspective on the ongoing controversy surrounding the 10 percent issue.
01:35Had the unions taken a collective position before the special tribunal and collectively challenged that decision before the appeal court, then none of them would have had to sign for 4 percent over the six years.
01:49And therefore, they could have been in a position to negotiate whether they supported the opposition government now is a separate issue.
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