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Using human rights to promote war: debunking UN’s new Venezuela report
Red Lines host Anya Parampil debunks a new report issued by the UN Human Right’s Council which accuses Venezuela’s government of “crimes against humanity”. Includes transcript. Continue reading
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20 points to understand the drama of the right-wing opposition in Venezuela
One year ago on January 23, 2019, Juan Guaidó had united the Venezuelan right-wing opposition against Maduro. Today Guaidó continues to enjoy support from the United States but not from his fellow opposition legislators. Continue reading
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How Western Left Media Helped Legitimate US Regime Change in Venezuela
Following the opposition leader’s failure to secure reelection as National Assembly president this month, Washington and its corporate media stenographers have hysterically decried a “coup” (FAIR.org, 1/10/20) against the coup leader, moving absurdly to recognize a new parallel parliament that he can still be in charge of. Continue reading
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Crisis & Critique: The Return of Guaido?
VA columnist Ociel Lopez looks at the future prospects of Juan Guaido’s US-backed opposition in the wake of the disputed January 5 parliamentary leadership elections Continue reading
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This might be the final episode of Juan Guaidó’s surreal Venezuela regime-change reality show
The farcical scene of Juan Guaido attempting to break into Venezuela’s National Assembly as its members voted him out was just the latest chapter in an absurdly bungled coup attempt, and brings Trump’s policy to a dead end. Continue reading
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Following Grayzone exposé, top Venezuelan coup official Ricardo Hausmann is forced to resign
After The Grayzone’s Anya Parampil published an exposé of Guaidó appointee Ricardo Hausmann’s opaque and hypocritical financial practices, he was forced to resign from the Inter-American Development Bank, in the latest blow to the failing US-led coup attempt in Venezuela. Continue reading
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Venezuela: From the “Destruction” of Chavismo to the Epicentre of the Anti-Imperialist Left By Arnold August
Who would have thought that, during the attempted coup d’état in Venezuela on January 23 and its immediate aftermath, Caracas would become, only five months later, the epicentre of the Latin American left? Continue reading
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Criminal US Sanctions & Passive Mass Murder Of Venezuelans By State Terrorist Trump America by Dr Gideon Polya
Economic experts have determined that Trump American sanctions on the impoverished state of Venezuela have so far been associated with 5 million refugees and 80,000 excess deaths from deprivation in the last 2 years (alternative estimates are of 45,000 -173,000 such deaths). The Organization of American States predicts 8 million Venezuelan refugees by the end… Continue reading
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From the “Destruction” of Chavismo to the Epicentre to the Anti-Imperialist Left By Arnold August
Who would have thought that, during the attempted coup d’état in Venezuela on January 23 and its immediate aftermath, Caracas would become, only five months later, the epicentre of the Latin American left? The XXV São Paulo Forum is planned for July 25–28 in the very Caracas that was supposed to be in the hands… Continue reading
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Venezuela UPDATE: Guaido supporters’ heart broken
Juan Guaido, the U.S.-backed self-proclaimed “interim president” has frustrated his supporters. His support is also getting lost. On the other hand, the Venezuelan government is gaining diplomatically. Continue reading
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U.S. Intensifies Actions for New Destabilizing Scenario. La Corriente Analysis
A few days ago, on June 26, Minister Jorge Rodríguez informed the country about the dismantling of a new coup d’état and assassination plot. With the information and evidence presented by Rodriguez it was confirmed, once again, that the plans of the U.S. and the Venezuelan right wing to violently overthrow the constitutional government of… Continue reading
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CIA Finances Another Group of Fraudsters: the Venezuelan ‘Opposition’ By Wayne Madsen
Once again, the Central Intelligence Agency has been caught financing a group of grifters and fraudsters at the expense of the American taxpayers. In the latest case, just another in the agency’s 72-year history, the Trump administration-appointed ad hoc board of CITGO, the US subsidiary of the state-owned Venezuelan oil company, PDVSA, stands accused of… Continue reading
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Explained: War on Venezuela (Part 1)
In this first episode of a three-part explainer series on the international war on Venezuela, Peoples Dispatch will take a look at the sanctions that have been imposed on the country and the debilitating impact these measures have on the lives of the people. Continue reading
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US-backed Venezuela opposition caught embezzling ‘humanitarian aid’ cash
Millions of dollars raised for “freedom and democracy” in Venezuela ended up spent in Colombia by the aides of US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido, and were exposed by Colombian spies in yet another blow to his cause. Continue reading
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How corporate forces are lobbying for a coup in Venezuela
Thomas Hedges looks at the forces behind the Venezuelan regime change lobby in Washington and the campaign of disinformation they and their US backers have waged to gin up public support for sanctions and even a military intervention. Continue reading
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The Day Venezuela Went Dark: Unknown Story Behind the “Blackout”
At 4:42 on the afternoon of March 7, the Metro lines of Caracas, in the Venezuelan capital, went out. The passengers walked out of the tunnels and, out in the street, saw that the traffic lights were off, that communications did not work, that the bus stops were beginning to be crowded. They thought that… Continue reading
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Opposition Demand for Maduro’s Resignation a Non-Starter, Says Norwegian Official
An unnamed Norwegian official with inside knowledge of the talks between the Venezuelan opposition and government in Oslo said the opposition “needs to be more realistic.” We discuss the talks with Norwegian Venezuela specialist Eirik Vold (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Sen. Graham’s Call for Military Intervention in Venezuela: A Scare Tactic?
Sen. Lindsey Graham issued one of the most explicit threats of military intervention against Venezuela yet. But does he mean it and does he truly believe Venezuela is a threat to the United States or is he just trying to scare the Maduro government? We discuss the latest escalation with CEPR’s Alex Main (Inc .transcript) Continue reading
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A Brief History of the CIA (and its New Methods) in Venezuela
There is abundant evidence that exposes the intrusion of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) into the internal affairs of the Latin American region, in the form of coups d’état and the promotion of civil wars. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 