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Putin Approves Supply of 80,000 Tons of Fuel to Cuba
Russia has announced a $60 million diesel shipment to Cuba during bilateral meeting in Havana.The Russian assistance, authorized directly by President Vladimir Putin, represents an international effort to help stabilize Cuba’s energy sector. Continue reading
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Why Cuba Hasn’t Adjusted to US Sanctions after Six Decades
Now is an historical moment for recognition of not what Cuba has failed to do, but for appreciation of how much it has achieved with so little and under such adverse circumstances not of its making. Continue reading
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Donate now! Bread For Our Neighbors in Cuba
What would you do if your neighbor was starving? This is not a hypothetical. Right now the U.S. government is deliberately starving the Cuban people 90 miles to our South. We all must act now. Continue reading
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No, The Ukraine War Has Not Stoked A Global Food Crisis.
Russia is falsely accused of blocking Ukraine’s sea ports and thereby increasing a global food shortage Continue reading
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Cuba: The Blockade and the Crisis
Washington believes that the time has come to intensify its attacks on any government in the region that does not obey its orders. In the last few days we have seen the suspicious assassination of the president of Haiti, with a modus operandi that bears the imprint of the CIA. Also the brutal attack by… Continue reading
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Latest Acts of Piracy by US Against Iran
A new intense confrontation between Iran and the United States is expected to take place in the future. And it could very well turn into a full-on war. Continue reading
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Adding Context to ‘News’ about Venezuela
This past week’s meeting of the U.S.-and-Canada-created anti-Venezuela Lima Group of nations failed to achieve the U.S. regime’s intention of organizing a coalition of its members to participate in a U.S.-led invasion to overthrow Venezuela’s Government and install Trump’s choice, the self-styled ‘interim President’ of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, to rule there. Although 100 nations had… Continue reading
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“Economic Terror”: Trump Regime Aims to Starve Venezuelans into Submission By Stephen Lendman
Under both extremist right wings of the US war party, the incremental Nazification of America may become full-blown in our lifetimes if not strongly challenged by the world community. Continue reading
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Washington orders international embargo on Venezuela, threatens invasion By Andrea Lobo
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday freezing “all property and interests in property of the Government of Venezuela that are in the United States.” The move is the culmination of a series of increasingly severe sanctions and marks a new stage in the US coup operation against the Government of Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading
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Imperial Overreach in Iran By Suvrat Raju
In the last week of June 2019, as this article was being written, tensions between the U.S. and Iranian governments escalated sharply. On June 20, 2019, in response to aggressive U.S. actions, including the mobilization of troops, naval forces, and aerial provocations, Iran shot down a U.S. surveillance drone flying near the Iranian border.[i] The… Continue reading
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‘Made in Gaza’: Breaking the siege By Eric Walberg
The latest plan to try to break the illegal siege of Gaza, according to organizer Michael Coleman at Sunday’s press conference in the port of Gaza, is to refurbish their very second-hand fishing boat, fill it with Gazan products (date products, embroidery, craft items and more) and sail to another Mediterranean port, like any normal… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks / Bradley Manning Newslinks 12 May 2013
12 May 2013 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks: NSA Menon apprised US about PM Singh’s frustration over Pakistan NitiCentral WikiLeaks reveal that National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon told US embassy that PM Manmohan Singh was confused and frustrated on how to deal with Pakistan. “Menon confirmed that, fundamentally, the PM was frustrated and confused about who Continue reading
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Bradley Manning / Wikileaks Newslinks 6 May 2013
6 May 2013 — williambowles.info Listen: Chris Hedges Interviews Julian AssangeTruthdigIn these audio excerpts from their extended conversation in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, Chris Hedges asks Julian Assange about legal strategy and the WikiLeaks founder’s thoughts on Pfc. Bradley Manning. For much more, including an in-depth …http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/listen_chris_hedges_interviews_julian_assange_20130505/ Continue reading
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The Syrian Arab Army advances in Idleb, Homs and Daraa By Pierre Khalaf
In Idleb, Homs and Daraa, the Syrian Arab Army regained the initiative, inflicting heavy losses to terrorists of Al-Qaeda and other groups created, funded, trained and armed by NATO, the United States and its Arab auxiliaries. Continue reading
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Malian War Spreading into Niger: French Military Moves Further Into Northern Region By Abayomi Azikiwe
Reports emanating from the West African state of Mali indicate that French grounds forces accompanied by the national army from the capital of Bamako–along with a small contingent of regional troops from Niger, Burkina Faso, Togo, Senegal, Benin, Chad and Nigeria–are moving towards the northern historic city of Timbuktu. Although there has been a media… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 21 December 2012
21 December 2012 — williambowles.info Julian Assange: WikiLeaks to release 1 million new documents CNN (CNN) — WikiLeaks is preparing to release more than a million documents next year, the controversial website’s founder said Thursday. Julian Assange did not provide details about their contents but said they “affect every country in the world.” He Continue reading
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Video: Assange’s Christmas Address: Outlines Wikileaks battle plan for 2013
Not much is known about the subject of Assange’s address, but he recently confirmed intentions to run as a candidate for the Australian Senate in 2013. Speculation is also rife that he will use the occasion to officially launch a WikiLeaks political party. Continue reading
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Audio: The unstable politicians in the US are dangerous – WikiLeaks spokesperson
In an exclusive interview with the Voice of Russia, WikiLeaks official spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson speaks about the Freedom of the Press Foundation and their new initiative to provide help and assistance to members of the press who are being persecuted for seeking to tell the truth. In particular the FPF offers a way to circumvent… Continue reading
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New free press foundation helps WikiLeaks to subvert banking blockade
A new foundation dedicated to promoting media transparency and fighting censorship is to support WikiLeaks in its efforts to subvert a two-year block on payments by Visa and MasterCard. Continue reading
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Mixed signals from European Union on economic blockade of WikiLeaks – spokesperson By John robles
WikiLeaks number two and the official spokesperson for the WikiLeaks organization, Kristinn Hrafnsson spoke with the Voice of Russia regarding the recent ruling by the European Parliament regarding the extra-judicial economic blockade by US based financial institutions who are in violation of international and European law in their continued blockade of the organization. Continue reading