Monthly Archives: April 2020

2020-04-22: News Headlines

teleSUR (2020-04-21). U.S. Citizens Demand Trump to Halt Sanctions Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net U.S. human rights defenders and citizens Monday organized a car rally in Northampton, Massachusetts to demand that President Donald Trump stop his attacks and RELATED: | "End the U.S. sanct…

teleSUR (2020-04-21). Colombia: Duque Announces Isolation Extension Until May. telesurenglish.net Colombian President Ivan Duque announced Monday a quarantine extension until May 11. The president stated that there are other preventive measures facing the ongoing COVID-19 health emergency. | RELATED: | "We have decided to extend the mandatory preventive isolation initially until May 11, giving room to other sectors that can participate with responsibility," said Duque in a communication. The president previo…

Whitney Webb (2020-04-17). As US Shale Oil Plunges, Trump Admin Takes Aim at Venezuela. mintpressnews.com WASHINGTON DC ( Despite the president's rosy tone, most analysts have called the agreement — which presumably will freeze the Saudi-Russian oil price war that broke out…

Max Blumenthal (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….

Lucas Koerner (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…

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,

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.

Ben Norton (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…

2020-04-22: Social Media Postees

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U.S. Could Stop Buying Oil From Saudi Arabia
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
The current oil prices will allow the country to fill its national oil reserves, U.S. President Donald Trump admitted Monday that he is considering halt on buying oil from Saudi Arabia. | RELATED: | U.S. Citizens Demand Trump to Halt Sanctions Against Venezuela | Within hours of the news that oil prices had fallen to negative values, Trump told a press conference that "we're going to think about that option." | The current oil prices will allow the country to fill its national…
telesurenglish.net/news/us-could-stop-buying-oil-from-saudi-arabia-20200421-0011.html

U.S. Citizens Demand Trump to Halt Sanctions Against Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
U.S. human rights defenders and citizens Monday organized a car rally in Northampton, Massachusetts to demand that President Donald Trump stop his attacks and sanctions against Venezuela, Cuba, and other peoples of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Caribbean Organizations Unite Against US Attacks, Support Caricom | "End the U.S. sanct…
telesurenglish.net/news/U.S.-Citizens-Demand-Trump-to-Halt-Sanctions-Against-Venezuela-20200421-0008.html

Colombia: Duque Announces Isolation Extension Until May
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
Colombian President Ivan Duque announced Monday a quarantine extension until May 11. The president stated that there are other preventive measures facing the ongoing COVID-19 health emergency. | RELATED: | Colombia: Not Even the Pandemic Halts Killing of Social Leaders | "We have decided to extend the mandatory preventive isolation initially until May 11, giving room to other sectors that can participate with responsibility," said Duque in a communication. The president previo…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-duke-announces–isolation-extension-until-may-20200421-0003.html

As US Shale Oil Plunges, Trump Admin Takes Aim at Venezuela
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-17
WASHINGTON DC ( The Last American Vagabond)

Coronavirus stimulus bill funds State Dept/USAID operations that once helped trigger polio outbreak in Syria
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-16
A look at recent USAID schemes from Pakistan to Syria shows US empire can be very hazardous to your health….
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/16/coronavirus-stimulus-state-usaid-polio-syria/

Corporate Media Cover for US Mob Threats Against Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-04-15
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 ( 3/31/20) vowing that "sanctions will remain in effect, and increase, until the Maduro regime accepts a genuine political transition." | Despite the obvious mafioso over…
fair.org/home/corporate-media-cover-for-us-mob-threats-against-venezuela/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corporate-media-cover-for-us-mob-threats-against-venezuela

Human Rights Watch cabildea por sanciones letales contra Nicaragua y Venezuela, mientras arrecia la crisis de Covid-19
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-20
Human Rights Watch está orgullosamente asumiendo el crédito por sanciones devastadoras contra Nicaragua, mientras busca escalar la guerra económica en…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/20/human-rights-watch-sanciones-nicaragua-venezuela/