Venezuela
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Hands Off Venezuela: Foreign Minister Arreaza Holds UN Marathon for Peace: Usurper Guaido Urges Military Intervention and War By Carla Stea
In a herculean effort to prevent war, and protect the integrity of his country, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza held a breathtaking schedule of events at the United Nations, including a meeting with the Secretary-General, consultations with the envoys of 60 member states supporting Venezuela’s sovereignty, a press conference the evening of February 22, speaking… Continue reading
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Crocodile Tears for Venezuela By Colin Todhunter
2 March 2019 — Off Guardian From Late Victorian Holocausts to 21st Century Imperialism On 26 February, Stephen Hickey, UK political coordinator at the United Nations, delivered a statement at the Security Council briefing on Venezuela that put the blame for the situation in that country on its government. He said that years of misrule… Continue reading
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Remember the Maine? CIA Intervention in Venezuela By David ROSEN
In January 1897, Frederic Remington, a 19th-century painter famous for his depictions of the Old West, was on assignment in Havana for William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal to illustrate Spanish atrocities against Cubans. He sent a telegram to Hearst, noting: “Everything is quiet. There is no trouble. There will be no war. I wish to return.” Hearst replied: “Please remain.… Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 1 March 2019
1 March 2019 19:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Venezuela’s (very Black) Top General Addresses Troops https://williambowles.info/2019/03/01/venezuelas-very-black-top-general-addresses-troops/ Venezuela and American Manifest Destiny – Gerald Horne https://williambowles.info/2019/03/01/venezuela-and-american-manifest-destiny-gerald-horne/ Continue reading
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Venezuela’s (very Black) Top General Addresses Troops
General Suarez Chourio, Commande-in-Chief of the Venezuelan Army, urged the military in neighboring Colombia not to take instructions from “the empire” (USA) that lead to war. Continue reading
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Venezuela and American Manifest Destiny – Gerald Horne
A core concept of “Americanism” is the belief that the United States has a God given right to control all of the Americas in the name of democracy and freedom–but in reality, for plunder and commercial interest – historian Gerald Horne joins Paul Jay Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 27-28 February 2019
28 February 2019 18:55 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting The OPEN VEINS of VENEZUELA https://countercurrents.org/2019/02/28/the-open-veins-of-venezuela/ Imperialist intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 20 https://williambowles.info/2019/02/28/imperialist-intervention-in-venezuela-update-20/ Continue reading
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Imperialist intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 20
28 February 2019 — Countercurrents.org US military intervention in Venezuela may begin very soon: Gen. Tata 92% of Venezuelans reject US military invasion Russia’s resolution in the UNSC reaffirms Maduro’s Role in coordinating aid CARICOM for peaceful solution of Venezuela problem Venezuela calmer than Brazil and Mexico, find Leftist Social Movements visiting Caracas S African unions… Continue reading
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Imperialist intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 19
27 February 2019 — Countercurrents.org US amasses special ops in Puerto Rico, army in Colombia Russian FM blasts US attempts to create pretext for military intervention No foreign soldier can tread our soil: Venezuela Venezuela’s FM terms US aim as the Politics of Death “Aid” trucks carried nails and wire for barricades Russia ready to… Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 26-27 February 2019
27 February 2019 17:45 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Bombshell! Trump Era Over As Legalienate’s Editors Proclaim Themselves “Rightful Democratic Rulers” of U.S. https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/02/bombshell-trump-era-over-as-legalienates-editors-proclaim-themselves-rightful-democratic-rulers-of-u-s/ The War on Venezuela https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/02/the-war-on-venezuela/ Continue reading
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US amasses special ops in Puerto Rico, army in Colombia to oust Maduro – Russian Security Council
By deploying troops and special ops forces to Puerto Rico and Colombia, Washington is getting ready to intervene in Venezuela and topple its leader, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council said. Continue reading
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Psychopathic US Senator Openly Calls for Maduro to Suffer Gaddafi’s Fate Caitlin JOHNSTONE
Influential US Senator and 2016 presidential candidate Marco Rubio has tweeted a blatant death threat and incitement of violence against Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. As of this writing the post has 13 thousand shares and counting. 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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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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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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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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Venezuela – There Was A Riot At The Border But What Else Did The “Aid” Stunt Achieve?
Yesterday’s “humanitarian aid” stunt at the Colombian-Venezuelan border was supposed to achieve four points: Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 24-25 February 2019
25 February 2019 17:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting. Pence, Guaidó Fail to Secure Lima Group Approval for US Military Intervention in Venezuela https://www.mintpressnews.com/pence-guaido-fail-secure-lima-group-approval-us-military-intervention-venezuela/255507/ Venezuela’s 23F: A Collective Victory for a Collective Future https://williambowles.info/2019/02/25/venezuelas-23f-a-collective-victory-for-a-collective-future/ Continue reading
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Venezuela’s 23F: A Collective Victory for a Collective Future
As the opposition’s latest attempt to oust Maduro seems to be failing, Chris Gilbert asks: What makes it so hard to replace Chávez and now Maduro? Continue reading