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Trump and the Venezuelan Opposition Have Much in Common

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Fear the “Bern?” Bernie Sanders is Too Left for the Democratic Party

The corporate Democrats truly fear Sanders because he represents a dangerous political path that may lead large portions of the population to demand an improvement in their condition.

Danny Haiphong
بواسطة Danny Haiphong
Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders’ decision to run in the 2020 presidential election has once again heightened the anxieties of the corporate Democrats that control the party. The corporate Democrats have cleverly coded their criticism of Bernie Sanders to hide their true intentions. Bernie is “too old,” “too white,” “too male,” and a host of other characterizations.

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The UN Screened this Video at a Meeting on Israel’s Murder of Unarmed Protesters in Gaza

An independent investigation concluded that ‘nations have a duty to ‘arrest persons alleged to have committed, or who ordered to have committed, the international crimes described in the present report’

Alison Weir
بواسطة Alison Weir
Israel | Gaza Protest

A 22-page report was published on February 25, 2019, titled, “Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the protest in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.” The report stated that the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution S-28/1 mandated that an independent international commission of inquiry investigate the

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Leaked Docs Show US Gov’t Gathered Intel on Activists, Journalists Covering Migrant Caravan

The intelligence-gathering efforts were done under the umbrella of “Operation Secure Line,” which was designed to monitor the caravan of thousands of people who began making their way north from Central America late last year to seek asylum in the United States.

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press
Central America Migrant Caravan

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. government ran an operation to screen journalists, activists and others while investigating last year's migrant caravan from Mexico, a San Diego TV station reported Wednesday, citing leaked documents. Dossiers that included photos from their passports or social media accounts, date of birth and other details were kept in a

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Max Blumenthal Searches for Communist Dictatorship at Venezuelan Luxury Mall

Max Blumenthal visits a luxury mall in Venezuela to see just how about the country’s humanitarian crisis really is.

Max Blumenthal
بواسطة Max Blumenthal
Max Blumenthal | Venezuela

This video was produced as part of a MintPress News and Grayzone collaboration. Max Blumenthal investigated Venezuela’s “humanitarian crisis” in a luxury mall in a rich pro-opposition neighborhood in Caracas, where he looked for the “authoritarian socialism” that Trump and the corporate media talk so much about. Max Blumenthal is an

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Assange May Be Elephant in Room as Chelsea Manning a Fights Federal Grand Jury Subpoena

“If you end up going to trial rather than taking a plea, they actually use it against you in sentencing. They do something called ‘sentencing enhancement’ and they call it ‘failure to take responsibility.’” — CIA-Torture Whistleblower John Kiriakou

Alexander Rubinstein
بواسطة Alexander Rubinstein
Chelsea Manning | Wikileaks | Julian Assange

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA -- Whistleblower Chelsea Manning is fighting a grand jury subpoena in Alexandria, Virginia. On Tuesday, Manning spoke to reporters after she and her lawyer unsuccessfully motioned to quash the subpoena. The subpoena is widely believed -- but not confirmed -- to be related to sealed charges against WikiLeaks editor Julian

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With Ecuador’s Cooperation Bought by IMF Loans, Washington Waxes Optimistic on Assange Extradition

Moreno’s willingness to quickly enact the various other requirements of the IMF loan begs the question of how quickly he will seek to enact the alleged U.S. government demands that have also been linked to the loan, namely Assange’s asylum and Ecuadorian citizenship.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Mike Pence | Lenin Moreno

WASHINGTON -- Chelsea Manning’s fight against her subpoena in the U.S. Department of Justice’s grand-jury case targeting WikiLeaks founder and former publisher Julian Assange this past week has revealed several uncomfortable truths, not only about that investigation but also about the fate of Assange, whose asylum in Ecuador’s London embassy hangs

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