Archives for مايو 2019

Leopoldo López Emerges from House Arrest to Bless Failed Coup and Invite US Gov’t into Guaidó Regime

As his statement yesterday and his past have revealed, Leopoldo López’s machinations will be in service to the U.S. government, his greatest political patron, as opposed to the people of his country.

بواسطة Whitney Webb
Leopoldo Lopez

CARACAS, VENEZUELA -- Amid the early morning chaos of yesterday’s failed US backed coup attempt in Venezuela, Leopoldo López -- the political mentor and top adviser to self-declared “Interim President” Juan Guaidó -- made a startling claim to a group of international journalists gathered outside the La Carlota airbase in the Venezuelan capital of

Biden Sides With Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo in Backing Venezuela Coup Effort

The Democratic frontrunner characterizes effort to overthrow the elected government of President Nicolas Maduro at gunpoint, as just another benign effort to “restore democracy” in Latin America.

بواسطة Jon Queally
Joe Biden | #MeToo

Despite progressive critics and anti-war voices speaking forcefully against the Trump administration's overt backing of the attempted coup d'état by rightwing opposition forces in Venezuela on Tuesday, 2020 Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden aligned himself with the White House by throwing his support behind the overthrow effort. "The violence in

Western Media Calls for Venezuela to “Surrender” as US Escalates its Economic War

“American sanctions are deliberately aiming to wreck Venezuela’s economy and thereby lead to regime change. It’s a fruitless, heartless, illegal, and failed policy, causing grave harm to the Venezuelan people.” — Columbia University economist and United Nations advisor Jeffrey Sachs

بواسطة Joe Catron
Venezuela Sanctions Hunger

UNITED NATIONS - As a United States-backed coup attempt sputters in Venezuela, the embattled South American country’s economy continues to groan under a series of punishing sanctions imposed by Washington, while Western media ignores their devastating impact and instead pushes Juan Guaidó and regime-change as the cure-all for Venezuela’s ills. A

US State Department Offers $4.5m Grant to “Investigate” Civilian Casualties in Syria and Iraq

This is further evidence that the US plans on perpetuating its presence in both Syria and Iraq, whether by actual US troops remaining there or through their Kurdish proxies in the region.

بواسطة SouthFront
syria casualties

The US Department of State (DOS) offered a grant opportunity for “Promoting Accountability in Iraq and Syria For Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, and War Crimes,” on April 16th. The grant has a funding floor of $500,000 and an upper limit of $4,500,000. It expects to award the grant to 3 companies or organizations. US and Foreign non-profit

Assange Sentenced to 50 Weeks in UK Prison for Skipping Bail in 2012

The Wikileaks founder is facing a separate court hearing on Thursday over a US extradition request.

بواسطة ZeroHedge.com

Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks in a UK prison - close to the maximum sentence - for skipping bail in 2012 to seek refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy, setting off a seven-year showdown with UK law enforcement and the US that ended with his arrest earlier this month, WSJ reports. Judge Deborah Taylor said during the sentencing that it