April 9, 2019
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Venezuela Newslinks 9 April 2019
9 April 2019 23:25 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Left-wing Venezuelan group offers a rare critique of their country’s government http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/tdrN0EkW4h4/ An on-the-ground look at Venezuela’s ‘collapsing’ health service http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/rGRipj7zaSk/ Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 9 April 2019
9 April 2019 23:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting On its 70th Birthday, NATO Trembles from Within https://journal-neo.org/2019/04/09/on-its-70th-birthday-nato-trembles-from-within/ Libya: From the Tribes of the Central and Southern Regions https://libya360.wordpress.com/2019/04/09/libya-from-the-tribes-of-the-central-and-southern-regions/ Continue reading
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COLDTYPE Issue 182 MID-APRIL 2019 – is now on line
9 April 2019 — Coldtype Continue reading
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Libya File – 1 9 April 2019
9 April 2019 — Countercurrents Haftar’s Libyan National Army gains control of Yarmuk military camp Battle for Tripoli is proceeding according to the operational plan, says LNA LNA declares a no-fly zone over the western Libya GNA vice president resigns French President, GNA Prime Minister discuss Tripoli offensive France of being behind Libya’s Tripoli war, accuses EU Parliament president Continue reading
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Did the NY Times Violate Its Own Code of Ethics to Feature Child of Venezuelan Coup Plotter? By Anya Parampil
Grayzone — When the New York Times approached me seeking permission to use video I recorded of the Washington DC “Hands Off Venezuela” protest on March 16, I hoped that somebody at the paper was seeking to atone for the Gray Lady’s demonstrably one-sided coverage of the US coup attempt against the internationally recognized Maduro… Continue reading
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Iran floods reveal US hypocrisy, economic terrorism and “let ’em all die” policy By Ivan Kesić
Since March 19th, devastating floods swept across large areas of Iran, triggered by the heaviest downpours in many years. Heavy rainfall began two and a half weeks ago, overflowing rivers, washing away bridges, inundating houses and destroying infrastructural establishments in the northern, western and central parts of the country. Continue reading
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UK: Julian Assange threatened with expulsion from embassy By Rob Smith
The President of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, is threatening to expel whistleblower and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been for the last nine years, “within hours or days”. Moreno has accused Assange of leaking photos of the president and his family, along with intercepted private calls and correspondences.… Continue reading
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Time to shun the financial kakistocracy By Terry Bell
South Africa’s trade unions were probably just as confused as most people when a considerable fuss was made last week about the decisions of ratings agency Moody’s. The agency first said it would not publicise its views on South Africa’s status before the May 8 elections. Days later, it changed tack. Continue reading
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The geopolitics of oil in the Trump era By Thierry Meyssan
The United States have become the leading world producer of hydrocarbons. As from now, they are using their dominant position exclusively to maximise their profits, and do not hesitate to eliminate their major rivals in oil production, plunging their citizens into misery. Although in the past, access to Middle East oil was a vital necessity… Continue reading
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ISIS/Al Qaeda in the Middle East and Ukraine’s “Neo-Nazis”: Two Sides of the Imperial Coin By Mark Taliano
Western-supported ISIS/al Qaeda and western-supported neo-Nazis are two sides to the same Imperial coin.They are the product of the West’s moral degradation, its disdain for international law, and its anti-Life core. A rotten apple by any measure. Continue reading
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In leaked court testimony, Assange denounces his illegal detention By Oscar Grenfell
The WikiLeaks founder and his lawyers had issued a legal challenge, seeking an urgent injunction to block an Ecuadorian government protocol, imposed earlier that month, which banned him from making any political statements, and placed a series of other restrictions on his asylum. In a highly political decision, the case was dismissed late last year. Continue reading