Monthly Archives: March 2020

2020-03-15: News Headlines

Lucas Koerner (2020-03-15). Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela's Voting Machines. fair.org The vast majority of Venezuela's voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is "rigged" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.

teleSUR (2020-03-15). Venezuela Urges Colombia to Cooperate Over Coronavirus Outbreak. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez warned that one of the eight Venezuelans who tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday entered from Colombia, so she reiterated the call to the President of the neighboring country, Iván Duque, to coordinate joint actions that prevent the spread of this pandemic. | RELATED: | "We want to alert the brother people of Norte de Santander that one of the eight Venezuelans who…

teleSUR (2020-03-14). Colombia: Duque Closes Border With Venezuela, Thousands at Risk. telesurenglish.net Without having sent any previous signal, RELATED: | "Starting at five in the morning tomorro…

Telesur (2020-03-14). Venezuela Takes Action Against COVID-19 Amid the US Blockade. globalresearch.ca Venezuela's

Joe Emersberger (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,

teleSUR (2020-03-13). Maduro Activates "State of Alarm" to Face Covid-19. telesurenglish.net The President of Venezuela, RELATED: | During a broadcast on national media, the Executive reiterated that the decision was made based on Article 338 of the Constitution, which…

teleSUR (2020-03-13). Colombia: Supreme Court Accuses Uribe of Vote Buying. telesurenglish.net Colombian Supreme Justice Court started a preliminary investigation march 12 against the South American nation ex-president due vote-buying accusations. | RELATED: | Uribe will be investigated because of evidence linking him to the late José Guillermo Hernández, better known as àëeñe, who is suspect of buying votes on current leader Ivan Duque's behalf. These audios mention illicit payments to obtain votes in the northern Colombian state of La Guajir…

teleSUR (2020-03-13). Venezuela: Two Covid-19 Cases Are Confirmed. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Friday, two cases of coronavirus in Venezuela were confirmed, according to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. | RELATED: | The affected people are a 42-year-old woman who was traveling through the European Union and a 52-year-old man who was in Spain. | The two infected patients, who reside in the Miranda state, are duly isolated and in mandatory quarantine. | The epidemiological fence around their direct contac…

Fight Back (2020-03-12). Venezuela: FRSO meets National Electoral Council president. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) labor delegation met today with Tibisay Lucena, president of the CNE (the National Electoral Council) to discuss the upcoming elections. Lucena spoke about this election as very important in the face of U.S aggression and the economic war. | Lucena explained the electoral processes in Venezuela are a result of democratic changes put forward in the 1999 Constitution after President Chavez was elected. The CNE is a new branch of government, the electoral branch, that oversees a fair and democratic process. This is in addition to the legislative, ju…

Stansfield Smith (2020-03-11). A Case Study of Corporate Media Disinformation. dissidentvoice.org Some alternative media have exposed the US government and its corporate media fake news reporting on Russian "election interference," on Venezuela, the war on Syria, China's Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Nicaragua, Palestine, among others. One of the longest running media disinformation campaigns has been directed at Cuba, well covered in Keith Bolender's Manufacturing the Enemy: …

Fight Back (2020-03-11). Venezuela: FRSO labor delegation meets with Bolivarian Space Agency. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela — The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) labor delegation met with space program officials, March 11, at the Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities. Pictured are Adolfo Godoy, the president of ABAE; Mariano Imbert, the manager of Commercial Development; Salvador Lugo, the vice minister of Science and Technology, along with members of the FRSO delegation.

Venezuela Analysis (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.

2020-03-15: Social Media Postees

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Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela's Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela's voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is "rigged" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
fair.org/home/corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines

Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela's Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela's voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is "rigged" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
fair.org/home/corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines

Venezuela Urges Colombia to Cooperate Over Coronavirus Outbreak
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-15
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez warned that one of the eight Venezuelans who tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday entered from Colombia, so she reiterated the call to the President of the neighboring country, Iván Duque, to coordinate joint actions that prevent the spread of this pandemic. | RELATED: | Colombia: Duque Closes Border With Venezuela, Thousands at Risk | "We want to alert the brother people of Norte de Santander that one of the eight Venezuelans who…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Urges-Colombia-to-Cooperate-Over-Coronavirus-Outbreak-20200315-0003.html

Venezuela Takes Action Against COVID-19 Amid the US Blockade
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-14
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Thursday announced that the health system is "on permanent alert," although there are no Covid-19 cases in this South American country so far. He also reported that landing of flights from Europe, Colombia, and Panama will …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-takes-action-against-covid-19-amid-us-blockade/5706283

Venezuela Takes Action Against COVID-19 Amid the US Blockade
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-14
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Thursday announced that the health system is "on permanent alert," although there are no Covid-19 cases in this South American country so far. He also reported that landing of flights from Europe, Colombia, and Panama will …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-takes-action-against-covid-19-amid-us-blockade/5706283

Colombia: Duque Closes Border With Venezuela, Thousands at Risk
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-14
Without having sent any previous signal, Colombia's President Ivan Duque Friday ordered the closure of his country's border with Venezuela, a decision that affected thousands who are stuck in cross-border crossings between these South American countries. | RELATED: | US, Colombia, Brazil Hold Alliance to Attack Venezuela | "Starting at five in the morning tomorro…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Duque-Closes-Border-With-Venezuela-Thousands-at-Risk-20200314-0005.html

Colombia: Duque Closes Border With Venezuela, Thousands at Risk
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-14
Without having sent any previous signal, Colombia's President Ivan Duque Friday ordered the closure of his country's border with Venezuela, a decision that affected thousands who are stuck in cross-border crossings between these South American countries. | RELATED: | US, Colombia, Brazil Hold Alliance to Attack Venezuela | "Starting at five in the morning tomorro…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Duque-Closes-Border-With-Venezuela-Thousands-at-Risk-20200314-0005.html

No, Venezuela does not have a six child per family policy
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2020-03-13
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, Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/no-venezuela-does-not-have-a-six-child-per-family-policy/

Colombia: Supreme Court Accuses Uribe of Vote Buying
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
Colombian Supreme Justice Court started a preliminary investigation march 12 against the South American nation ex-president due vote-buying accusations. | RELATED: | Colombia: Another Ex-FARC Member Killed | Uribe will be investigated because of evidence linking him to the late José Guillermo Hernández, better known as àëeñe, who is suspect of buying votes on current leader Ivan Duque's behalf. These audios mention illicit payments to obtain votes in the northern Colombian state of La Guajir…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-supreme-court-accuses-uribe-of-vote-buying-20200313-0013.html

Colombia: Supreme Court Accuses Uribe of Vote Buying
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
Colombian Supreme Justice Court started a preliminary investigation march 12 against the South American nation ex-president due vote-buying accusations. | RELATED: | Colombia: Another Ex-FARC Member Killed | Uribe will be investigated because of evidence linking him to the late José Guillermo Hernández, better known as àëeñe, who is suspect of buying votes on current leader Ivan Duque's behalf. These audios mention illicit payments to obtain votes in the northern Colombian state of La Guajir…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-supreme-court-accuses-uribe-of-vote-buying-20200313-0013.html

Maduro Activates "State of Alarm" to Face Covid-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, decreed this Friday the state of alarm as a mechanism to implement the necessary actions that prevent and combat the spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. | RELATED: | Coronavirus Updates: First Newborn Diagnosed, Cruises Shut Down | During a broadcast on national media, the Executive reiterated that the decision was made based on Article 338 of the Constitution, which…
telesurenglish.net/news/Maduro-Activates-State-of-Alarm-to-Face-Covid-19-20200313-0018.html

Venezuela: Two Covid-19 Cases Are Confirmed
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
In the early hours of Friday, two cases of coronavirus in Venezuela were confirmed, according to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. | RELATED: | Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is Covid-19 Positive | The affected people are a 42-year-old woman who was traveling through the European Union and a 52-year-old man who was in Spain. | The two infected patients, who reside in the Miranda state, are duly isolated and in mandatory quarantine. | The epidemiological fence around their direct contac…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Two-Covid-19-Cases-Are-Confirmed-20200313-0007.html

Venezuela: Two Covid-19 Cases Are Confirmed
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
In the early hours of Friday, two cases of coronavirus in Venezuela were confirmed, according to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. | RELATED: | Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is Covid-19 Positive | The affected people are a 42-year-old woman who was traveling through the European Union and a 52-year-old man who was in Spain. | The two infected patients, who reside in the Miranda state, are duly isolated and in mandatory quarantine. | The epidemiological fence around their direct contac…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Two-Covid-19-Cases-Are-Confirmed-20200313-0007.html

Venezuela: FRSO meets National Electoral Council president
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-12
Caracas, Venezuela – The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) labor delegation met today with Tibisay Lucena, president of the CNE (the National Electoral Council) to discuss the upcoming elections. Lucena spoke about this election as very important in the face of U.S aggression and the economic war. | Lucena explained the electoral processes in Venezuela are a result of democratic changes put forward in the 1999 Constitution after President Chavez was elected. The CNE is a new branch of government, the electoral branch, that oversees a fair and democratic process. This is in addition to the legislative, ju…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/12/venezuela-frso-meets-national-electoral-council-president

Venezuela: FRSO labor delegation meets with Bolivarian Space Agency
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-11
Caracas, Venezuela

A Case Study of Corporate Media Disinformation
Stansfield Smith | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-11
Some alternative media have exposed the US government and its corporate media fake news reporting on Russian "election interference," on Venezuela, the war on Syria, China's Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Nicaragua, Palestine, among others. One of the longest running media disinformation campaigns has been directed at Cuba, well covered in Keith Bolender's Manufacturing the Enemy: …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/a-case-study-of-corporate-media-disinformation/