January 25, 2019
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Black Agenda Report 25 January 2019: Lessons From the LA Teachers Strike; Bernie Sanders vs Kamala the Jailer and Her Corporate Backers; Freedom…
25 January 2019 — Black Agenda Report Some Early Lessons From the Los Angeles Teacher Strike – Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor Los Angeles wasn’t West Virgina, or Oklahoma or Arizona. LA Teachers prepared months and years in advance and used deep organizing techniques to prepare their members and communities for the crisis Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 24-25 January 2019
25 January 2019 — The New Dark Age Updated: 19:45 UK government goes full-on colonial with a dose of mind-boggling bulls**t https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2019/01/25/uk-government-goes-into-full-colonial-mode-with-a-mind-boggling-display-of-propaganda/ Expert certain Maduro can prevent US military intervention in Venezuela http://tass.com/world/1041858 Continue reading
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The Donald’s bedtime storybook: First stop, Venezuela, next stop Iran
The attempted coup in Venezuela looks like it might be the brainchild of Zalmay Khalilzad, now back in the American jihad driver’s seat. ZKh’s counterinsurgency thoughts in The Envoy about Iran fit the bill. Continue reading
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Palestinians in Israel face uncertain political future amid Joint List split By Jonathan Cook
A political coalition representing Israel’s Palestinian minority – currently the third biggest faction in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset – has been plunged into crisis by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to call for a surprise general election for April. Continue reading
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US-Led Efforts to Overthrow Maduro Spurred by Business Interests, Not Democracy By Stephen Gowans
The US-led and coordinated intervention to overthrow Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro by recognizing Juan Guaidó, the leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly as the interim president, has nothing whatever to do with restoring democracy in Venezuela (which was never overturned) and everything to do with promoting US business interests. Continue reading
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Regime Change and Speakers of the Legislature: Nancy Pelosi vs. Juan Guaido, Self-Proclaimed President of Venezuela By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
The President (Speaker) of the Venezuelan National Assembly and leader of the majority party (Democratic Unity Roundtable) Juan Guaido has been endorsed as (self-proclaimed) interim president of Venezuela by President Trump in the name of democracy Continue reading
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Syria Redux in Caracas with American Hypocrisy Lit Up on the Billboards by Ziad Fadel
Don’t you just love the platitudes as they cloyingly envelop your senses with syrupy refrains about “the people”, “democracy”, “liberation”, “fairness”, “transparency” and the rest of the gobbledegook spewing out of the maws of professional hypocrites and liars? Gee, I thought the Americans would finally realize that their little frolic in Syria was a miserable… Continue reading
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Juan Guaido: Imperial Point Man for a Venezuelan Civil War By Jim Carey
Now that the latest term of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has started and the western powers and their proxies refuse to recognize the Bolivarian government, the imperial states are in a mad dash to find a new face for the Venezuelan opposition. Now it seems that man has been found and the race is on,… Continue reading
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US Regime Change in Venezuela: The Documented Evidence By Tony Cartalucci
The Latin American nation of Venezuela faces dangerous destabilization with the United States and its allies having recognized opposition figure Juan Guaido as “president” and declaring actual Venezuelan president – Nicolas Maduro – no longer recognized. Continue reading
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Russia, China, India and Iran: The Magic Quadrant That is Changing the World By Federico PIERACCINI
With the end of the unipolar moment, which saw Washington dominate international relations, the richest and most powerful Eurasian countries are beginning to organize themselves into alliance structures and agreements that aim to facilitate trade, development and cooperation. Continue reading
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Gustavo Borges Chronicles 24/1/19
We are living under tense calm in Venezuela. The calm that precedes the budding storm. The one that is about to explode. Waiting, pending, looking at the horizon. The world looks at us, we are its attention. Events are rushing. Positions are being taken on both sides. Continue reading
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Venezuela – The U.S. Game Plan And How To Respond To It
Yesterday the U.S. recognized a right-wing ‘leader of the opposition’ in Venezuela Juan Guaido as the president of the country. A number of right-wing led countries in South America joint in that move. Cuba, Bolivia and Mexico rejected it. Russia, China, Iran and Turkey continue to support the the government of the elected President Nicolas… Continue reading
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