April 30, 2019
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US Publicly Admits Support for Coup Attempt in Venezuela
One of the first to ratify his support for the coup was U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who has tweeted 30 messages vehemently to express his desire to see President Maduro deposed. Continue reading
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US Master Plan to Destroy Bolivarian Venezuela
A sinister plan is underway, its objective: to destroy Bolivarian Venezuela. The details of this project appear meticulously specified in a secret document dated February 23, 2018, that bears the signature of Admiral Kurt Walter Tidd, current commander-in-chief of the U.S. Southern Command. Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 30 April 2019
30 April 2019 23:56 — The New Dark Age Venezuela crisis: Maduro aides agreed he had to go, US says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-48114826 Venezuela: Operación Libertad Has Failed https://libya360.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/venezuela-operacion-libertad-has-failed/ Continue reading
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Media Lens: 40,000 Dead Venezuelans Under US Sanctions: Corporate Media Turn A Blind Eye
A new report on April 25 by a respected think tank has estimated that US sanctions imposed on Venezuela in August 2017 have caused around 40,000 deaths. This atrocity has been almost entirely blanked by the British ‘mainstream’ media, including BBC News. Additional sanctions imposed in January 2019 are likely to lead to tens of… Continue reading
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Venezuela – Random Guyaidó Launches New Coup Attempt
The Random Guyaidó who the Trump administration tries to make president of Venezuela launched another coup attempt against the government. Continue reading
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US-backed Guaido calls for Venezuela military uprising in VIDEO of him surrounded by soldiers
Self declared Venezuelan ‘interim President’ Juan Guiado has called for a military uprising in a video shot at a Caracas airbase. In the video he is accompanied by a number of soldiers, and detained activist Leopoldo Lopez. Continue reading
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‘Traitor troops’ stage coup attempt in Venezuela – VP
A group of Venezuelan soldiers seized part of a Caracas neighborhood in support of a right-wing coup, the country’s vice president said after the opposition’s self-proclaimed ‘interim president’ declared a military uprising. Continue reading
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Briefing note on the final report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission on the alleged chemical attack in Douma in April 2018
30 April 2019 — Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media Summary This briefing note reviews the Final Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission on the alleged chemical attack in Douma on 7 April 2018, released on 1 March 2019. We focus on the methods and the conduct of the investigation. Download the report in Continue reading
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Orientalism and the Myth of Independence By Shahzada Rahim
In the nineteenth century more half of the world was colonized by the European imperial powers and according to historians like Eric Hobsbawm, it was the peak century of western colonialism in Africa and Asia: the largest continents by population. Moreover, the very industrial heydays across Europe were the result of colonization, that provided cheap… Continue reading
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50,000 Palestinian Children Imprisoned by Israeli Kangaroo Courts Since 1967 By Whitney Webb
While Israel’s government often touts itself as the “only democracy” in the Middle East, it is also the only government in the entire world that detains children through military courts with a near 100 percent conviction rate, something that even Saudi Arabia does not do. Continue reading
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The Open Rights Group 2019 Lineup
We are delighted to announce new speakers for our ORGCon 2019 lineup. If you’re yet to get your early bird ticket it isn’t too late – they’re on sale now! Continue reading
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The Damning Briefing note of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission on the chemical attack in Douma, Syria
This briefing note reviews the Final Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission on the alleged chemical attack in Douma on 7 April 2018, released on 1 March 2019. We focus on the methods and the conduct of the investigation. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 30 April 2019
30 April 2019 — The New Dark Age Lyra McKee, Julian Assange and the Pathetic Pulitzers https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/04/30/lyra-mckee-julian-assange-and-the-pathetic-pulitzers/ Media Cheer Assange’s Arrest By Alan MacLeod https://williambowles.info/2019/04/30/media-cheer-assanges-arrest-by-alan-macleod/ Continue reading
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LIVE EVENT: Imperialism on Trial – Free Julian Assange from London May 1st
“The state of imperialism in general, and the case of Julian Assange in particular, will be presented by an esteemed panel of speakers. All monies from ticket sales will go to Julian’s defense team.” Continue reading
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Media Cheer Assange’s Arrest By Alan MacLeod
Julian Assange was arrested inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London on April 11. The Australian-born co-founder of Wikileaks had been trapped in the building since 2012 after taking refuge there. He was immediately found guilty of failing to surrender to a British court, and was taken to Belmarsh prison. An extradition to the United States… Continue reading