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  • Venezuela Newslinks 19 May 2019

    19 May 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Differences on Venezuela have no impacts on Russia-Argentina relations – Russian MP http://tass.com/politics/1058983 Venezuela in “Misery” – Lies and Deceit by the Media Open Letter to the New York Times http://thesaker.is/venezuela-in-misery-lies-and-deceit-by-the-media-open-letter-to-the-new-york-times/ Continue reading

  • Venezuela Newslinks 17-18 May 2019

    18 May 2019 21:50 — The New Dark Age Freedom Rider: U.S. Wages War Against the World https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/05/18/freedom-rider-u-s-wages-war-against-the-world/ Venezuela: Amnesty International in Service of Empire https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/venezuela-amnesty-international-in-service-of-empire/ Continue reading

  • Venezuela Newslinks 16-17 May 2019

    17 May 2019 20:15 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Venezuela ROUNDUP: U.S. raid Venezuela embassy a brutal act against international law, says Maduro Who’s Behind the Pro-Guaidó Crowd Besieging Venezuela’s D.C. Embassy? https://www.mintpressnews.com/whos-behind-the-pro-guaido-crowd-besieging-venezuelan-embassy-in-dc/258533/ Continue reading

  • Why Many Venezuelans Are Still Chavistas

    Over the past five years Venezuelans have gone through one of the harshest declines in living standards in Latin American history. There are things in the shops but hyperinflation has wiped out people’s purchasing power. Yet in the 23rd of January neighbourhood in Caracas most voters still support the government Are they nuts? Continue reading

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  • Venezuela Newslinks 15-16 May 2019

    16 May 2019 20:50 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day ‘Violation of Vienna Convention’: Code Pink co-founder denounces police raid on Venezuela embassy https://www.rt.com/news/459522-venezuela-embassy-raid-codepink/ Press Conference: The Situation with the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington D.C. https://libya360.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/the-situation-with-the-venezuelan-embassy-in-washington-d-c-press-conference/ Police with battering ram raid… Continue reading

  • Independent Journalist Eva Bartlett on Venezuela

    “Interview with independent journalist Eva Bartlett who recently returned from reporting on the ground in Venezuela. Eva discusses the recent sabotage on Venezuela’s national electricity and the deceptive corporate media.” Continue reading

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  • US State Department publishes, then deletes sadistic Venezuela hit list boasting of economic ruin

    The Grayzone has obtained a list of “key outcomes” on Venezuela deleted out of apparent embarrassment by the State Department. It boasts of wrecking the nation’s economy, destabilizing its military, and puppeteering its political opposition. Continue reading

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  • WhatsApp fixes Israeli spyware breach By Ali Abunimah

    WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, released the update to fix a critical vulnerability that allowed Israeli spyware to be installed on a user’s smartphone simply by ringing it up. Continue reading

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  • Venezuela Newslinks 15 May 2019

    15 May 2019 13:35 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day U.S. behaves as “Cowboy” in Venezuela, says Spain’s Foreign Minister https://countercurrents.org/2019/05/u-s-behaves-as-cowboy-in-venezuela-says-spains-foreign-minister VENEZUELA: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 7) Continue reading

  • Guaido Requests U.S. military ‘cooperation’ to oust Maduro as U.S. vessel violates Venezuelan waters

    Self-declared “Interim President” Juan Guaido has ordered the setting up of a meeting with the U.S. Armed Forces to discuss “cooperation” in his efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro. Continue reading

  • Venezuela Newslinks 13-14 May 2019

    14 May 2019 22:40 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Urgent Message from the Embassy Protection Collective to US State Department https://libya360.wordpress.com/2019/05/13/embassy-protection-collective-statement/  Activists refuse to budge as US government tries to illegally seize Venezuelan embassy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/4T_JKsl9lQo/ Continue reading

  • Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective Statement

    The Embassy Protection Collective is a group of activists and journalists living in the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC at the invitation of the Venezuelan government. The following is a statement released by the Embassy Protection Collective to MintPress News and other media: Continue reading

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  • United States and Venezuela: A Historical Background

    US hostility and efforts to overthrow the Venezuelan government forms parts of a long and inglorious history of US intervention in Latin America going back to the second decade of the 19th century. Continue reading

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  • Venezuela Newslinks 12-13 May 2019

    13 May 2019 16:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Guaido ‘Open’ to Accepting a US Offer to Invade Venezuela https://www.globalresearch.ca/guaido-open-accepting-us-offer-invade-venezuela/5677359 United States and Venezuela: A Historical Background https://petras.lahaine.org/united-states-and-venezuela-a-historical/ Continue reading

  • Venezuela Newslinks 12 May 2019

    12 May 2019 — The New Dark Age Venezuela’s crisis: A view from the communes https://countercurrents.org/2019/05/venezuelas-crisis-a-view-from-the-communes Guaido tells supporters he wants ‘direct relationship’ with Pentagon https://www.rt.com/news/459089-guaido-direct-cooperation-us-pentagon/ Continue reading

  • What you should know about the US blockade of Venezuela

    9 May 2019 — Peoples Dispatch The illegal sanctions imposed by the US on Venezuela have caused billions of dollars of losses for the Venezuelan economy and have killed over 40,000 since 2017 Continue reading

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  • Denying Impact of Venezuela Sanctions is ‘Like Climate Denial’

    CEPR co-director Mark Weisbrot responds to Guaidó economic advisors’ dismissal of the U.S. sanctions’ effects on Venezuela (inc. transcript) Continue reading

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  • Venezuela Newslinks 11 May 2019

    11 May 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting ‘Turnkey Tyranny’ on the Streets of Washington https://williambowles.info/2019/05/11/turnkey-tyranny-on-the-streets-of-washington/ Distorting ‘Democracy’ in Venezuela Coverage By Gregory Shupak https://williambowles.info/2019/05/11/distorting-democracy-in-venezuela-coverage-by-gregory-shupak/ Continue reading

  • Distorting ‘Democracy’ in Venezuela Coverage By Gregory Shupak

    Writing of the failed US-sponsored coup attempt in Venezuela on April 30, Uri Friedman of The Atlantic (5/1/19) referred to the Venezuelan branch of the coup as Juan “Guaidó’s pro-democracy movement.” The logical contradiction could scarcely be more pronounced: A wave of Friedman’s wand transforms a political force seeking the military overthrow of Venezuela’s elected government into… Continue reading

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  • Venezuela Newslinks 9-10 May 2019

    10 May 2019 20:44 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Humanitarian Aid Blocked from Entering Venezuelan Embassy in Washington D.C. by David Swanson + Medea Benjamin: Venezuelan Embassy’s Power Cut https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2019/05/10/humanitarian-aid-blocked-from-entering-venezuelan-embassy-in-washington-d-c-by-david-swanson/ MintCast Interviews Matt Kennard: The Real Powers that Run the World and the Future of Truth-Telling https://www.mintpressnews.com/mintcast-interviews-matt-kennard-the-real-powers-that-run-the-world-and-the-future-of-truth-telling/258376/ Continue reading