(2020-04-23). Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Funds State Dept/USAID Operations that Once Helped Trigger Polio Outbreak in Syria. globalresearch.ca While the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill was authored in the spirit of beating back a pandemic, buried deep within its text is a stipend for the US State Department operations dedicated to carrying out foreign interventions that have contributed …
(2020-04-23). Trump Administration Orders Chevron to Shutter Venezuela Operations. globalresearch.ca The United States Treasury Department gave California-based oil giant Chevron until December 1 to wind down its operations in Venezuela. | The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a temporary
(2020-04-22). Mike Pompeo, Devourer Of Worlds. thealtworld.com Om nom nom nom nom nom nom, | nom nom nom nom nom, | om nom nom nom nom nom nom, | belch. | That is the sound that Mike Pompeo makes | when he devours Venezuelan civilians, | when he devours Yemeni war orphans, | when he devours Iranian Covid victims, | when he devours oil and user data, | when he devours Julian Assange, | when he devours nuclear fallout, | when he devours truth and morality, | when he devours your mind, | when he devours everyone's mind, | when he devours the light of consciousness, | when he devours everything sacred about our species, | when he devours the ecosystem, | when he devours the worl…
(2020-04-22). Hunger Protests Grow in Colombia Amid Coronavirus Lockdown. telesurenglish.net Dozens of people protested Wednesday in front of the local mayor's office in Bogota, Colombia, to demand that authorities urgently deliver the promised aid to the most vulnerable, as hunger protests are increasing across the country. | RELATED: | Protesters said the authorities are not living up to the promises they made regarding health and nutrition in the neighborhood, one of the most populous and poorest of…
(2020-04-22). Colombia: Protests Breakout Due to Lack of Food Aid. telesurenglish.net Colombia's impoverished sectors are protesting because of the lack of resources during the ongoing COVID-19 quarantine, local media reported on Wednesday. | RELATED: | The Colombian government implemented social isolation as a preventive measure against the virus on March 25. Since then, the poorest citizens face the paradox of remaining in their homes to preserve their health or leaving them to seek sustenance. | The lack of e…
(2020-04-22). Trump Orders U.S. Oil Companies to Halt Operations in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net President Donald Trump's Administration Tuesday ordered U.S.-based multinational oil companies to gradually shut down their activities in Venezuela. | RELATED: | The Treasury Department Tuesday issued licenses for U.S. companies Chevron, Halliburton, Schlumberger, Baker & Hughes, and Weatherford to operate in Venezuela until Dec. 1, 2020. | This extension of their previous permits will only allow those companies t…
(2020-04-22). Delivery Workers Call for a 24-Hours Strike in Seven Countries. telesurenglish.net Delivery workers from Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, and Spain Wednesday go on strike to demand that companies increase their wages, set stable work contracts, and provide security supplies amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | "Although our work is essential during this pandemic, we, the delivery workers, are in a difficult situation. Many of us have been forced to work longer…
(2020-04-16). Coronavirus stimulus bill funds State Dept/USAID operations that once helped trigger polio outbreak in Syria. thegrayzone.com A look at recent USAID schemes from Pakistan to Syria shows US empire can be very hazardous to your health….
(2020-04-15). Corporate Media Cover for US Mob Threats Against Venezuela. fair.org The Trump administration unveiled on March 31 a "democratic transition" plan to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from office, in favor of a "council of state" composed of both opposition and ruling party loyalists. | The plan was, however, less an offer to negotiate than a diktat, with the US State Department ( Despite the obvious mafioso over…
(2020-03-13). No, Venezuela does not have a six child per family policy. zcomm.org I respect UK journalist Andrew Buncombe. As I noted for FAIR last year, he was one of the few corporate journalists who reported on a study linking Trump's financial sanctions on Venezuela to thousands of deaths by the end of 2018. Since 2018, Trump has repeatedly intensified the sanctions and threatened Venezuela with military action,
(2020-02-06). Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law" theantimedia.com In this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.
(2020-04-20). Human Rights Watch cabildea por sanciones letales contra Nicaragua y Venezuela, mientras arrecia la crisis de Covid-19. thegrayzone.com Human Rights Watch está orgullosamente asumiendo el crédito por sanciones devastadoras contra Nicaragua, mientras busca escalar la guerra económica en…