31 January 2019 — Oriental Review
In the article “How Not to Build a ‘Great, Great Wall”, one of the creators of The American Empire Project and a professor of history at New York University, Greg Grandin, gives some rather interesting details about Donald Trump’s proposal that a wall be built on the southern border, a subject that is being widely discussed both in America and in Mexico.
31 January 2019 — Mint Press
An internal government document reveals tactics of “economic warfare” and “financial weapons” the US is using against Venezuela in the name of “furthering capitalism.”
31 January 2019 — Organic Consumers Association
ESSAY OF THE WEEK
A new study calling for a “radical rethink” of the relationship between policymakers and corporations reinforces what we’ve been saying for years: Our triple global crises of deteriorating public health, world hunger and global warming share common root causes.31 January 2019 21:15 — The New Dark Age
Note: There may some duplication with previous posts due to cross-posting of articles.
86% of Venezuelans Oppose Military Intervention, 81% Against US Sanctions, Local Polling Shows
https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/01/31/86-of-venezuelans-oppose-military-intervention-81-against-us-sanctions-local-polling-shows/
Regime Change In Venezuela: Army Defectors, Russian Mercenaries And Disappearing Gold
http://thesaker.is/regime-change-in-venezuela-army-defectors-russian-mercenaries-and-disappearing-gold/
31 January 2019 — True Publica
31 January 2019 — WSWS
Labour’s response to the Conservative government’s post-Brexit immigration legislation was a devastating exposure of all claims that Jeremy Corbyn is leading a “socialist revival” of the party. Corbyn and his allies, such as Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, are political opportunists, entirely devoid of principle, and purveyors of a variety of left-nationalism that is antithetical to the fundamental interests of the working class.
30 January 2019 — Global Research
American economic sanctions have been the worst crime against humanity since World War Two. America’s economic sanctions have killed more innocent people than all of the nuclear, biological and chemical weapons ever used in the history of mankind.
30 January 2019 — Moon of Alabama
The stories below are about nefarious activities by former NSA, former CIA, former military etc. staff that joined private businesses. They demonstrate that there is a structural problem when people trained to be weapons are allowed to run in the wild.
30 January 2019 21:32 — The New Dark Age
When Is a Democracy not a Democracy? When It’s Venezuela and the US is Pushing Regime Change
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/14275
Venezuela Speaks Out against the Coup
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/14273
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31 January 2019 — TRNN
National Security Advisor John Bolton announced that the US will freeze Venezuelan assets and block oil payments for Venezuelan oil imports to the US. This would not only be illegal, but would also be yet another crippling blow to the country, says CEPR’s Mark Weisbrot (Inc. transcript)
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31 January 2019 — Socialist Project – The Bullet
That the “extermination, enslavement, and entombment of the aboriginal population in mines […and] the transformation of Africa into a warren for the commercial hunting of black skin” was essential to capitalism’s emergence has long been recognized. Few, however, realise that capitalism has been changing the climate since its “rosy dawn.”1
30 January 2019 — The Electronic Intifada
Many unexploded missiles were found in Gaza during — and after — Israel’s 2014 attack. Ashraf Amra APA images
Where can you hide when you can’t run?
This is the question Gaza’s two million inhabitants ask themselves after every Israeli assault.
31 January 2019 — Housmans Books
NEWS /ACTIONS
1. Bernard Franks Memorial Book Sale
2. No Pasaran – A European Conference Against the Rise of the Far-Right
30 January 2019 — WSWS
The governments of Germany, France, Spain, Great Britain and the Netherlands, as well as European Union Foreign Affairs Commissioner Federica Mogherini, gave the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, an ultimatum on Saturday: either he calls “free, transparent and democratic elections” within eight days, or Juan Guaidó, who appointed himself head of state last week with Washington’s backing, will be recognized as the new president.
29 January 2019 — Global Research
The British political establishment is experiencing an unprecedented crisis over the issue of exiting the European Union. The Conservative government staggers from crisis to crisis over its Brexit deal while politicians off all colours bicker and argue as the UK lurches towards a potentially devastating No Deal scenario. This had lead to a huge distrust in the political class amongst the long suffering public.
29 January 2019 20:39 — The New Dark Age
The Making Of Juan Guaidó: How The US Regime Change Laboratory Created Venezuela’s Coup Leader
https://grayzoneproject.com/2019/01/29/the-making-of-juan-guaido-how-the-us-regime-change-laboratory-created-venezuelas-coup-leader/
Chris Williamson outmanoeuvres five regime-change hawks, live on the BBC
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/9UikLPyPG34/
Bernie and the Dems Flunk Trump’s Test On Venezuela’s Coup
https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/01/29/bernie-and-the-dems-flunk-trumps-test-on-venezuelas-coup/
28 January 2019 — Moon of Alabama
A former UN rapporteur says that the numerous US sanctions (pdf) against Venezuela are devastating and illegal:
Mr De Zayas, a former secretary of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and an expert in international law, spoke to The Independent following the presentation of his Venezuela report to the HRC in September. He said that since its presentation the report has been ignored by the UN and has not sparked the public debate he believes it deserves.
29 January 2019 — WSWS
The Sunday Times has reported that the Conservative government is planning for the possible imposition of martial law as a result of the deepening crisis over Britain’s exiting the European Union (EU). The Daily Mirror reported that the EU is anticipating violence on the streets and decades of political instability.
29 January 2019 — Venezuela Analysis
There isn’t a nation in the Western Hemisphere that hasn’t at one time or another found itself caught in the far-reaching tentacles of US imperialism. Venezuela is certainly no exception. Washington has been meddling in its internal affairs since the 19th century and it continues to do so to this very day, when the specter of yet another US-backed coup, or even a direct American military intervention, looms larger by the day.
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29 January 2019 — WSWS
US officials announced Monday a series of trumped-up criminal charges against Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications company and second-largest smartphone maker, and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, who is currently under house arrest in Canada.
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