7 Colombian Soldiers Sentenced For Extrajudicial Killing
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Seven members of Colombia's armed forces were sentenced Thursday, to 34 years in prison for carrying out an extrajudicial killing. The sentence overturned a ruling last year that absolved the troops of responsibility. The killing was part of the 'false positives' scandal, whereby civilians were murdered and then dressed in guerilla uniforms so that soldiers could claim rewards. | RELATED: | One Sector Blocks Peace in Colombia: Ex-FARC Guerrilla Leader | In 2006, seven soldiers k…
telesurenglish.net/news/7-Colombian-Soldiers-Sentenced-For-Extrajudicial-Killing-20190808-0009.html
Venezuelan Gov't Suspends Dialogue as EU Criticizes US Embargo
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-08
The European Union objected to the "extraterritorial application of unilateral measures."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14619
NPR shreds ethics handbook to normalize regime change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | mronline.org | 2019-08-08
The Reagan administration in 1982 coerced National Public Radio (NPR) to cover more favorably the U.S. terrorist war then being waged against Nicaragua. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/08/npr-shreds-ethics-handbook-to-normalize-regime-change-in-venezuela/
"Economic Terror": Trump Regime Aims to Starve Venezuelans into Submission
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
Venezuela Vice President Delcy Rodriguez | 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. | The Trump regime exceeds the worst …
globalresearch.ca/economic-terror-trump-regime-aims-to-starve-venezuelans-into-submission/5685937
"Economic Terror": Trump Regime Aims to Starve Venezuelans into Submission
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
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. | The Trump regime exceeds the worst of its predecessors. Based on …
globalresearch.ca/economic-terror-trump-regime-aims-to-starve-venezuelans-into-submission/5685937
In Venezuela, social, popular and communal unity is not an illusion
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-08-08
The Corriente Revolucionaria Bolívar y Zamora interviewed àÅngel Prado, the spokesperson of the Socialist Commune El Maizal, a campesino organization dedicated to building socialism at the grassroots level in Venezuela. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/08/in-venezuela-social-popular-and-communal-unity-is-not-an-illusion/
Oil Rises More Than 2%, Expectations of More OPEC Cuts
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Oil jumped more than 2 percent on Thursday on expectations that falling prices could lead to production cuts, coupled with a steadying of the yuan currency after a week of turmoil spurred by an escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions. | RELATED: | US Renews Chevron License in Venezuela Despite Trump Sanctions | Prices rebounded after tumbling nearly 5 percent to their lowest since January on Wednesday after data showed an unexpected build in U.S. crude stockpiles after nearly t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Oil-Rises-More-Than-2-Expectations-of-More-OPEC-Cuts-20190808-0018.html
Venezuelan Campesinos' March on Miraflores Blocked by Police
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-08
The mobilization marked the one-year anniversary of the Admirable Campesino March.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14620
Russia Accuses the US of Interfering in Venezuela's Dialogue
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Russia's Foreign Ministry said it regrets the cancellation of the round of negotiations that had been developed in Barbados, between a delegation of the government of President Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition. | RELATED: | ALBA Countries Condemn Trump's Total Blockade Against Venezuela | The office of the Russian Foreign Ministry, through a statement, said that regardless of who is responsible for this decision, the main…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Accuses-the-US-of-Interfering-in-Venezuelas-Dialogue-20190808-0015.html
ALBA Countries Condemn Trump's Total Blockade Against Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) issued a statement this week condemning the economic blockade that U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized against the Venezuelan people and their government. | RELATED: | Chinese Foreign Ministry Condemns US Blockade Against Venezuela | "The ALBA-TCP count…
telesurenglish.net/news/ALBA-Countries-Condemn-Trumps-Total-Blockade-Against-Venezuela-20190808-0008.html
Food Shipment Destined for Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez denounced Wednesday that a ship containing 25 thousand tons of soy-made products has been seized in the Panama Canal due to the U.S. blockade while calling on the United Nations to take action against the …
globalresearch.ca/food-shipment-destined-venezuela-seized-due-us-blockade/5685911
Caribbean Movement for Peace: US Destabilizing Region, Dialogue
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
General Secretary David Denny of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration released a statement Wednesday afternoon condemning the United States-backed coup d'etat attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last April. | RELATED: | 'The KKK in White House Doesn't Want Talks, They Want Violence: ' President Maduro | The Barbados-based organization says the Donald Trump administration's mounting economic strangle on the South American nation is both "desta…
telesurenglish.net/news/Caribbean-Movement-for-Peace-US-Destabilizing-Region-Dialogue-20190807-0018.html
Trump Regime "Maximum Pressure" High Crimes Against World Peace. Illegal Embargo against Venezuela
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-07
Maximum pressure is a Trump regime euphemism for unlawful political, economic and financial collective punishment against a sovereign state, its leadership and population — for not bending to Washington's will. | Binding international law Fourth Geneva's Article 33 prohibits it, stating: …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-maximum-pressure-high-crimes-against-world-peace-illegal-embargo-against-venezuela/5685826
Will Mercenaries Fight America's Wars? Private Mercenary Army on Behalf of Venezuela "Opposition"
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-07
President Donald Trump's pre-election pledge to end America's useless wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan just might turn out to be somewhat less than what was promised if some political allies of the president have their way. For …
globalresearch.ca/will-mercenaries-fight-americas-wars/5685769
Colombia's Peso Falls to All-Time Low Against US Dollar
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
Colombia's currency devalued Monday to an all-time low against the United States dollar which topped at 3,480 pesos, becoming the region's weakest currency. | RELATED: | Colombia Gov't Bails out Banks for Dissolved Odebrecht Project | In February, the dollar reached to 3,379 pesos, but the record dropped again and the Colombian currency lost about 12.5 percent after the Central Bank said it would stop purchasing the U.S. currency. | However, the drop was further exacerbated by…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Peso-Falls-to-All-Time-Low-against-US-Dollar-20190807-0021.html
Endangered Condors Face Fragile Existence in Andes
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
Condors, one of the world's largest flying birds, part of the vulture family, are in danger of extinction, warned experts Tuesday. | RELATED: | Lack of Quorum in Commission Tasked With Ecuador's UNASUR Withdrawal | The majestic birds, which can have a wingspan of up to 3.3 meters, are the national emblem of almost all Andean countries and the central figure of Ecuador's coat of arms, as in Bolivia, Colombia, Chile and Peru. | Their story has become tragic due to human activity,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Endangered-Condors-Face-Fragile-Existence-in-Andes-20190807-0019.html
Chinese Foreign Ministry Condemns US Blockade Against Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
An executive order by United States President Donald Trump to freeze the Venezuelan government's assets and cut off its funds is an act of "gross interference" and a violation of the norms of international relations, China's foreign ministry said Wednesday. | RELATED: | Venezuela Govt Won't Attend Dialogue Table Due to US Blockade | China will continue to coopera…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chinese-Foreign-Ministry-Condemns-US-Blockade-Against-Venezuela-20190807-0028.html
March in Caracas Against US Blockade
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
The authorities of the National Government accompanied Venezuelans dmeonstrating their commitment and loyalty to the legacy of Commander Hugo Chavez and freedom from the blockade caused by U.S. President Donald Trump during mobilizations in Caracas Wednesday. | RELATED: | Food Shipment Destined For Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade | The leader of the Socialist Party United of Venezuela (PSUV), Jorge Luis Garcia Carneiro, said,…
telesurenglish.net/news/March-in-Caracas-Against-US-Blockade-20190807-0022.html
Venezuela Govt Won't Attend Dialogue Table Due to US Blockade
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
The Bolivarian Government has decided not to send its delegation to the dialogue meetings scheduled for this August 8 and 9 in Barbados, as announced by the sector vice president for Communication, Tourism and Culture, Jorge Rodriguez on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Food Shipment Destined For Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade | The Minister for Communication and Information also made the announcement through his account on the Twitter in…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Govt-Wont-Attend-Dialogue-Table-Due-to-US-Blockade-20190807-0026.html
Corporate media enters realm of the absurd with claim that Venezuela is 'cocaine capital of the world'
John McEvoy | thecanary.co | 2019-08-07
The latest instalment of creative storytelling about Venezuela has come in the form of a Yahoo! Finance news video entitled How Venezuela became 'the cocaine capital of the world'. The report builds on years of dubious reports alleging major ties between the Venezuelan governmen…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/08/07/corporate-media-enters-realm-of-the-absurd-with-claim-that-venezuela-is-cocaine-capital-of-the-world/
EU Opposes Recent US Total Blockade Against Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
The European Union said Wednesday it rejected new moves by the White House to impose a total blockade on Venezuela. Though the EU has also placed sanctions on the elected government of Venezuela, they oppose U.S. attempts to extend the sanctions 'extraterritorially'. | RELATED: | Venezuela Denounces the 'Imperialist' Total Blockade by US | "We oppose the extraterritorial application of unilateral measures," said EU spokesperson Carlos Martin Ruiz de Gordejuela, spokesperson for the…
telesurenglish.net/news/EU-Opposes-Recent-US-Total-Blockade-Against-Venezuela–20190807-0006.html
Food Shipment Destined For Venezuela Seized Due to US Blockade
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-07
Venezuela's Vicepresident Delcy Rodriguez denounced Wednesday that a ship containing 25 thousand tons of soy-made products has been seized in the Panama Canal due to the U.S. blockade while calling on the United Nations to take action against the "serious aggression" that impede Venezuela "right to food". | RELATED: | Arreaza: US Total Blockade Will Make People Suffer But Won't Break Venezuela | "Venezuela denounces before the world that a boat that holds 25 thousan…
telesurenglish.net/news/Food-Shipment-Destined-For-Venezuela-Seized-Due-to-US-Blockade-20190807-0012.html
More Sanctions Against Venezuela Means More Suffering
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-07
The Trump administration's new sanctions freeze all of Venezuela's U.S.-based assets and those of anyone who helps Maduro which will only increase poverty, says Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodriguez…
therealnews.com/stories/more-sanctions-against-venezuela-means-more-suffering
Venezuelan Athletes Bring Home Medals from Pan-American Games
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-07
Venezuela has scored thirteen medals so far, including three golds, with more expected.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14617
Washington orders international embargo on Venezuela, threatens invasion
wsws.org | 2019-08-07
US envoy Elliott Abrams declared: "If you told George Bush Sr. in 1988 that he would invade Panama, he would have called it madness. But two or three years later, it happened."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/07/vene-a07.html
'US Doesn't Want Talks, They Want Violence:' President Maduro
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-06
In an interview published Monday, Grayzone journalist Max Blumenthal sat down with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and discussed the state of the nations, touching on the effects of U.S. sanctions and the challenges being faced from the U.S. and within the Bolivarian ranks. The details are as follows. | RELATED: | Arreaza: US Total Blockade Will Make People Suffer But Won't Break Venezuela | Breaking out of U.S.-imposed isolation: | During the interview…
telesurenglish.net/news/The-KKK-in-White-House-Doesnt-Want-Talks-They-Want-Violence-President-Maduro-20190806-0018.html
'John Bolton tried to assassinate me': Interview with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-06
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal sits down with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. We discuss the plots to kill him,…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/06/interview-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro/
Washington Escalates Venezuela Sanctions into Full-Fledged Embargo
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-06
The latest measures amount to a total trade embargo impacting both US and foreign entities.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14615
Tuesday's Daily Brief: Venezuela-Colombia baby breakthrough, Italy piles on rescue boat pressure, States must combat hate, Kashmir rights latest and a musical plea to combat CAR hunger
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-06
Tuesday's main stories: Colombia offers nationality to born of Venezuelan parents; '€1 million' fines for rescue boats; States must do more to stop hate attacks; Egypt terror attack condemned by Security Council, UN chief; Kashmir developments risk people's rights; and striking a chord for 1.8 million hungry Central Africans.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1043821
Colombia offers nationality rights to Venezuelan children born there: UN hails 'very important step'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-06
The UN migration agency, IOM, has welcomed Colombia's decision on Monday to grant nationality status to more than 24,000 Venezuelan babies born inside the country after their parents fled across the border.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1043771
Venezuelan Military Under Cyber Spies Attack: Report
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-06
A cyber-espionage group dubbed as Machete has been stealing files from the Venezuelan army, according to a report published Monday by IT security company, ESET. | RELATED: | Iran Says It Dismantled a US Cyber Espionage Network | ESET said it observed no less than 50 hacked computers between March and May within Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Colombia, but 75 percent of the computers infected by Machete servers were based in Venezuela. | The group has been active for nine years now a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelan-military-Under-Cyber-Spies-Attack-Report-20190806-0024.html
Trump announces total economic embargo on Venezuela, collectively punishing civilian population
John McEvoy | thecanary.co | 2019-08-06
On 5 August, Donald Trump used an executive order to announce a total economic embargo on Venezuela. The embargo comes after years of crippling and illegal US sanctions,…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/08/06/trump-announces-total-economic-embargo-on-venezuela-collectively-punishing-civilian-population/
Venezuela derrota nuevo sabotaje de poder en horas
Gloria La Riva | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-06
Este es el tercer intento importante de los Estados Unidos y los contrarrevolucionarios internos para tratar de destruir el sistema de energía, el primero fue del 7 al 12 de marzo y el segundo del 23 de marzo al 4 de abril. Ha habido cientos de ataques terroristas en las líneas eléctricas.
liberationnews.org/venezuela-derrota-nuevo-sabotaje-de-poder-en-horas/
US economic war on Venezuela an 'attack on private property and threat to world order'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-06
Venezuela's vice president has said the latest US sanctions freezing the assets of Nicolás Maduro's government are an attack on private property and a threat to world order. | Foreign companies which continue to do business with Venezuela's government can face retaliation in the US under the asset freeze, which was announced on Monday night. | Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez said: "The US has to understand once and for all that they aren't the owners of the world." | She said that "every country that has investments in t…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/08/06/us-economic-war-on-venezuela-an-attack-on-private-property-and-threat-to-world-order/
NPR Shreds Ethics Handbook to Normalize Regime Change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2019-08-05
The Reagan administration in 1982 coerced National Public Radio (NPR) to cover more favorably the US terrorist war then being waged against Nicaragua. | As Greg Grandin writes, Otto Reich, head of the administration's Orwellian propaganda outfit known as the Office of Public Diplomacy, informed the public network that his office had contracted "a special consultant service [to listen] to all NPR programs" on Central America. Dependent on state funding, NPR promptly buckled under pressure, reassigning reporters viewed as "too easy on the Sandinistas," and…
fair.org/home/npr-shreds-ethics-handbook-to-normalize-regime-change-in-venezuela/
Venezuela: Delcy Rodríguez denuncia golpe de Estado jurídico desde EEUU
Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela | peoplesworld.org | 2019-08-05
La vicepresidenta ejecutiva de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, denunció este lunes una gran operación internacional que implica un golpe de Estado jurídico dirigido desde Estados Unidos (EEUU) mediante el cual se busca despojar al país de todos sus activos. "Es un golpe jurídico para apropiarse de todos los activos que tiene Petróleos …
peoplesworld.org/article/venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-denuncia-golpe-de-estado-juridico-desde-eeuu/
Venezuela: Trump Threatens Blockade as Dialogue Continues
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-05
A White House official added that the threat should be "taken seriously."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14614
'You don't have any rights': CBP agents interrogate US citizen and seize his phone after Venezuela solidarity trip
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-03
The detention of a US citizen returning from Venezuela was an apparent extension of the US government's efforts to punish…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/03/cbp-agents-interrogate-us-citizen-venezuela/
Are U.S. military planes announcing formal aggression against Venezuela?
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-08-03
In less than a month, U.S. air raids into our Maiquetía Flight Information Region (FIR) have multiplied, following a pattern that is admittedly very worrisome. The routes described by its EP-3 Ares II aircraft are revealing, taking into account the nature of this type of aircraft. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/03/are-u-s-military-planes-announcing-formal-aggression-against-venezuela/
Tom Burke of FRSO speaks with Venezuelan Comunas leaders
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-03
Caracas, Venezuela – Under the banner of "Comuna o nada," translated to English as "Communes or nothing," 100 leaders of Venezuela's neighborhood groups gathered on July 30. The forum was held at the Ministry of Popular Power for the Communes and Social Movements. This is where the well-respected Minister Blanca Eekhout is in charge. | Popular Power refers to the people's organizations that exist across Venezuela that constitute a new type of society. This includes over 3000 communes, tens of thousands of communal councils, housing assemblies and food supply committees and nearly 3 million militia members. | Th…
fightbacknews.org/2019/8/3/tom-burke-frso-speaks-venezuelan-comunas-leaders
Tom Burke of FRSO speaks with Venezuelan Comunas leaders
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-03
Caracas, Venezuela – Under the banner of "Comuna o nada," translated to English as "Communes or nothing," 100 leaders of Venezuela's neighborhood groups gathered on July 30. The forum was held at the Ministry of Popular Power for the Communes and Social Movements. This is where the well-respected Minister Blanca Eekhout is in charge. | Popular Power refers to the people's organizations that exist across Venezuela that constitute a new type of society. This includes over 3000 communes, tens of thousands of communal councils, housing assemblies and food supply committees and nearly 3 million militia members. | Th…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/3/tom-burke-frso-speaks-venezuelan-comunas-leaders
'Regime change begins at home' — Max Blumenthal speaks in Venezuelan presidential palace
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-02
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and the Embassy Protection Collective address the media after meeting with President Nicolás Maduro at Miraflores…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/02/regime-change-max-blumenthal-venezuela-presidential-palace/
'La vacuna contra el unilateralismo': el Movimiento de Países No Alineados se reúne en Venezuela para resistir contra la tiranía del dólar
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-02
Cobertura de The Grayzone desde la conferencia ministerial del Movimiento de Países No Alineados (Mnoal), donde representantes de más de…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/02/movimiento-de-paises-no-alineados-venezuela-dolar/
XXV Sao Paulo Forum Demonstrates that Venezuela is not Alone!
Alicia Jrapko | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-02
Photo by Alicia Jrapko From July 25-28 the XXV Sao Paulo Forum took place in Caracas, Venezuela, with the participation of 190 organizations, political parties, social movements, workers' movements, parliamentarians and intellectuals from Latin America, the Caribbean and several continents. The date chosen for this historic meeting had a symbolic character to it. During those …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/xxv-sao-paulo-forum-demonstrates-that-venezuela-is-not-alone/
Venezuela: Chavista militants killed as rural violence continues
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-02
Six activists from the grassroots Revolutionary Bolivar and Zamora Current ( CRBZ) were assassinated in Barinas State on July 27. | The victims, one of whom was pregnant, were part of the Hugo Chavez Popular Defence Brigades organised by the CRBZ in Barinas, Tachira, and other states regularly plagued by landowner violence against campesinos. | No information is yet known about the assailants, but the CRBZ claimed in their statement that they had "military…
greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-chavista-militants-killed-rural-violence-continues
Venezuela's PDVSA Reconverts Oil Facilities While US Court Ruling Puts Citgo at Risk
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-01
Oil giant Chevron has also been granted a 90-day waiver by the Treasury Department to continue its Venezuela operations.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14609
Venezuela: Six Chavista Militants Killed in Fresh Rural Violence
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-30
Landowner violence continues to plague the Venezuelan countryside.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14607
Sao Paulo Forum Voices Solidarity with Venezuela, Rejects US Warmongering
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-29
The host of delegates from around the world likewise expressed support for leftist movements in Latin America.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14606
How Joe Biden's privatization plans helped doom Latin America and fuel the migration crisis
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-28
On the campaign trail, Joe Biden has boasted of his role in transforming Colombia and Central America through ambitious economic…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/28/biden-privatization-plan-colombia-honduras-migration/
'We are the vaccine against unilateralism': Non-Aligned Movement gathers in Venezuela to resist dictatorship of dollar
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-28
The Grayzone reports from the 2019 Non-Aligned Movement, where delegates from over 120 nations offered a crucial endorsement of Venezuelan…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/28/we-are-the-vaccine-against-unilateralism-the-non-aligned-movement-gathers-in-venezuela-to-resist-the-dictatorship-of-the-dollar/