February 26, 2019
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New Studies Confirm Dangers of Glyphosate By F. William Engdahl
Since the 1960s uproar over the dangers of widespread agriculture use of the weed killer, DDT, no other herbicide or agriculture chemical has stirred as much widespread opposition as glyphosate. Glyphosate is the main and only publicly disclosed ingredient in the world-leading herbicide, Roundup from Monsanto/Bayer. With fierce opposition from many EU member states, in… Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 25-26 February 2019
26 February 2019 21:10 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Max Blumenthal: What Really Happened on the Colombian-Venezuelan Border + Wilkerson: The Permanent War State Aims to Plunder Venezuela https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/max-blumenthal-what-really-happened-on-the-colombian-venezuelan-border-wilkerson-the-permanent-war-state-aims-to-plunder-venezuela/ Former UN expert slams the media for ‘manufacturing consent’ for regime change in Venezuela http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/EoVGojapyFM/ Continue reading
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Imperialist intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 18
26 February 2019 — Countercurrents.org US isolation increasing US allies – EU, Lima Group, Spain, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru – against use of military force China wants constructive help for Venezuela Chile’s Communist Party rejects intervention Expired medicine in the “aid” Continue reading
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“They Just Want Me in Prison”: Mint Press Contributor Eva Bartlett Interviews Jailed Ukrainian Journalist Kirill Vyshinsky By Eva Bartlett
KHERSON, UKRAINE (Interview) — Ukrainian-Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky has been imprisoned by Ukraine since his May 2018 arrest on yet unproven allegations of “high treason” and of conducting an “information war” against Ukraine in his role as chief editor of RIA Novosti Ukraine news agency. Continue reading
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The Global Left and the Danger of a Dirty War in Venezuela by Lucas Koerner
The fact of the matter is that Nicolás Maduro was re-elected in an internationally monitored election with 6.2 million votes, equivalent to 31 percent of the voting eligible population. Continue reading
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Final Steps of the Multipolar Revolution: Containing the US in Europe By Federico Pieraccini
We discussed in the previous article how China and Russia are using diplomatic, economic and military means in areas like Asia and the Middle East to contain the belligerence and chaos unleashed by the United States. In this analysis, we will examine the extent to which this strategy is working in Europe. In the next and final article, we… Continue reading
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Venezuela – No, The “Responsibility To Protect” Does Not Apply
Richard Haass is the president of the Council of Foreign Relations. On Friday, before the failed delivery of fake “humanitarian aid” to Venezuela, he opined that the rejection of the “aid” would justify an intervention based on the dubious doctrine of a Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Continue reading
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The Military Industrial State Confronts Russia and China By Brian Cloughley
The swaggering arrogance of Washington’s Military-Industrial Complex never ceases to intrigue the rest of the world, much of which shrugs collective shoulders but has to acknowledge that the swaggering reflects the US National Defence Strategy which informs us that the military is going to concentrate on confronting Russia and China. Continue reading
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Guiado Flees to Colombia; Supports Government Coup, Starts Tour of US to Drum Up Support!
26 February 2019 — The Saker Continue reading
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People’s Vote: Corbyn Signs His Own Death Warrant By Kit Knightly
Throughout his leadership of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has disappointed some of his most ardent admirers by his refusal to hang tough. Yes, he has played many situations with canniness and subtlety, but too often he has been soft, appeased and conciliated where it is either unnecessary, or worse, entirely counter productive. Continue reading