Venezuela Pres Maduro's Message to American people
repost | indybay.org | 2020-04-08
Oil rich Venezuela is again threatened with invasion, by Nazi Trump, with no opposition from any Democrat, sending an armada to Venezuela's shores, in the middle of a pandemic, under the obviously false pretext of drug-pushing, which the world knows Venezuela does not do. The democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro has sent an open letter to the American people. See www.globalresearch.ca/letter-president-maduro-people-united-states/5708882…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/07/18832148.php

Open Letter to Condemn Trump Administration's Hypocritical Indictment on Drug Charges of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and High-Ranking Venezuelan Officials
Alliance for Global Justice | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-08
We, the undersigned organizations and prominent individuals, condemn the false claims of criminal charges by the US government against the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and other high-ranking officials with the pretext of their alleged involvement in international …
globalresearch.ca/open-letter-condemn-trump-administration-drug-charges-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-high-ranking-venezuelan-officials/5709043

Amid Plague, Sanctions are Genocide
Eve Ottenberg | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-08
Sanctions have long been indefensible; now in the time of Covid-19, more so than ever. Nor are they some minor phenomena. Over a quarter of humanity lives under U.S. economic sanctions. That means millions of people lack untroubled access to food and medicines during a lethal pestilence. Thus in Iran, where the government fears millions of deaths from Covid-19, sanctions amount to genocide. Under ordinary circumstances, these embargoes are economic warfare. By putting Iran and Venezuela under economic siege even before the pandemic, the U.S. had murdered tens of thousands of those countries' citizens. Yet most Am…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/08/amid-plague-sanctions-are-genocide/

From heroes to pariahs: Colombia's medical personnel discriminated over coronavirus paranoia
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-04-08
Doctors and nurses throughout Colombia are reporting discrimination as general fear over the coronavirus pandemic is turning some against medical personnel. The latest case was reported by a Cali pediatrician…
colombiareports.com/from-heroes-to-pariahs-colombias-medical-personnel-discriminated-over-coronavirus-paranoia/

Government deliberately misleading Colombia's public on severity of coronavirus spread
Richard McColl | colombiareports.com | 2020-04-08
Colombia's government has vastly understated the total number of people who have contracted the coronavirus, according to various sources including medical practitioners, the Inspector General and high-ranking members of the…
colombiareports.com/government-deliberately-misleading-colombias-public-on-severity-of-coronavirus-spread/

Billionaire-backed Human Rights Watch lobbies for lethal US sanctions on leftist governments as the Covid crisis rages
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-08
Regime change-hungry HRW is proudly taking credit for crushing new US sanctions on Nicaragua while pushing to escalate Washington's economic…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/08/billionaire-human-rights-watch-sanctions-nicaragua-venezuela/

Colombia: Civil Society Speaks out on COVID-19 Outbreak
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-07
Colombia's National Council for Peace, Reconciliation, and Coexistence (CNPRC) asked President Ivan Duque for a bilateral ceasefire across the South Amerian nation this week. | RELATED: | Colombia: Floods Affect 150 Families in the Choco Region | The Colombian civil society organization made this request after the unilateral declaration of a ceasefire by the National Liberation Army, as a humanitarian measure due to the situation caused by COVID-19. | El CNPRC, that groups 36 social se…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-civil-society-speaks-out-on-the-situation-for-covid19-20200407-0002.html

In Response to President Maduro's Letter to the People of the United States
TNIDHUC | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-07
The Network in Defense of Humanity, US Chapter, expresses our heartfelt solidarity with the people of Venezuela and its only legitimate President Nicolas Maduro Moros in this hour of danger. The US administration is creating more conflict and aggression against Venezuela, while people all over the world are fighting a dangerous virus pandemic. Two weeks …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/in-response-to-president-maduros-letter-to-the-people-of-the-united-states/

Venezuela Registers a Single New Case for COVID-19 in 24 Hours
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-07
In Venezuela, only a single positive case of COVID-19 was registered in the last 24 hours to increase the number of infections to 166. | The announcement was made by the Executive Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, during an expanded meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Control and Prevention of the coronavirus, where she met with the President Nicolás Maduro. | RELATED: | Intellectuals, Artists Issue Letter in Defense of Venezuela | Rodríguez explained th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Registers-a-Single-New-Case-for-COVID-19-in-24-Hours-20200407-0020.html

The U.S. Should Fight COVID, Not Venezuela
Leonardo Flores | commondreams.org | 2020-04-07
Venezuelan soldiers prepare for war… against COVID-19. (Photo: Twitter @Planifica_Fanb) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/unnamed_2_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/04/07/us-should-fight-covid-not-venezuela?cd-origin=rss

Trump Should Fight COVID-19, Not Venezuela
Leonardo Flores | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-07
Trump has been threatening military action against Venezuela since August 2017 and a naval blockade since August 2019. The recent deployment of the Navy towards Venezuela is the first step in backing up both threats.
mintpressnews.com/trump-should-fight-covid-19-not-venezuela/266427/

Third of this year's femicides in Colombia happened during quarantine: prosecution
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-04-07
Twelve women did not survive the first two weeks of Colombia's ongoing quarantine, the prosecution said Monday as domestic violence is becoming a growing concern. According to Vice-Prosecutor General Martha…
colombiareports.com/third-of-this-years-femicides-in-colombia-happened-during-quarantine-prosecution/

Colombia's ambassador to Uruguay resigns after 'surprise' criminal probe into cocaine lab on family estate
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-04-07
Colombia's ambassador to Uruguay resigned on Monday after expressing surprise he was being investigated over a cocaine laboratory found on one of his family's estates. The office of President Ivan…
colombiareports.com/colombias-ambassador-to-uruguay-resigns-after-surprise-criminal-probe-into-cocaine-lab-on-family-estate/

The economy is dead, long live the economy
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-04-07
The death of Colombia's economy is devastating society, but also provides an opportunity to rebuild one with an economy that is more diverse and shock-resistant. Oil and mining, the long…
colombiareports.com/the-economy-is-dead-long-live-the-economy/

Letter from President Maduro as U.S. threatens Venezuela with war
Nicolás Maduro Moros | mronline.org | 2020-04-06
In greeting you, with affection, I take the liberty of addressing you on the occasion of denouncing the severe events taking place against the peace and stability of Venezuela, at a time when the concern of the States and Governments should be focused on the protection of the life and health of their citizens, due …
mronline.org/2020/04/06/letter-from-president-maduro-as-u-s-threatens-venezuela-with-war/

Carta del Presidente Maduro al Pueblo de EE.UU
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-06
Lucha y Resiste está promoviendo una declaración del Presidente de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro al pueblo de los Estados Unidos. El administracion del Trump esta subiendo el nivel de atentados a derrotar el Presidente Maduro y La Revolucion Bolivariana por poniendo cargas de narco-terrorismo al Maduro y otros en el gobierno. El administración del Trump también publicó un plan a alterar el gobierno Venezolano para permitir la oposición de los elites que toman más poder. Eso es a preparar un otro atentado del golpe del estado por los EEUU en apoyo de los no elegidos bobolongos. La semana pasada el Presidente Trump orde…
www.fightbacknews.org/node/7975

Amid Sanctions and Military Mobilization, Maduro Pens Letter Urging Americans to Question Trump
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-06
"I wholeheartedly ask you not to allow your country to be dragged once again into another unending conflict, another Vietnam, another Iraq, but this time, closer to home."
mintpressnews.com/nicolas-maduro-letter-oppose-war-venezuela-coronavirus/266397/

President Maduro's Message to the People of the US
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-06
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to the people of the US. The Trump administration is escalating attempts to bring down President Maduro and the Bolivarian Revolution, making bogus charges against Maduro and other officials. The Trump administration also published a plan that would radically alter the Venezuelan government's branches of power. This is to prepare for yet another coup attempt by the U.S. in support of unelected scoundrels. This past week President Trump ordered a serious increase of US Naval ships patrolling Caribbean w…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/4/6/president-maduro-s-message-people-us

Venezuela Braces for Migrant Return as Coronavirus Rattles Latin America
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-06
The Caribbean country's 159 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths is considerably lower than its neighbours' tallies.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14835

Sanctioning the Way for COVID-19
Matt Sedlar | cepr.net | 2020-04-06
MarketWatch See article on original site While the United States is fighting COVID-19 here at home, US sanctions against other governments are aiding the virus' spread abroad. They've already likely contributed to many unnecessary deaths in Iran, and Venezuela's experience with the pandemic may also be much more deadly due to these punitive measures. COVID-19 …
cepr.net/u-s-sanctions-in-a-time-of-coronavirus-are-morally-depraved-as-well-as-illegal-under-international-law/

Ex UN anti-narcotics chief & mob expert says US Treasury running 'mafia racket' against Venezuela
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-03
Pino Arlacchi, the former Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Prevention, says US is behaving…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/03/un-narcotics-mob-treasury-running-mafia-venezuela/

Message from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to the people of the world
President Nicolás Maduro | liberationnews.org | 2020-04-03
No imperialist aggression, however ferocious it may be, will divert us from the sovereign and independent path that we have forged for 200 years, nor will it distance us from the sacred obligation to preserve the life and health of our people in the face of the frightening global pandemic of COVID-19.
liberationnews.org/message-from-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-to-the-people-of-the-world/

The $15 Million Bounty On Maduro Is One More Attempt To Unseat Him
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-04-03
The US says Maduro collaborated with the FARC to "flood the US with cocaine." It's an additional legal pressure to get Venezuela's president to step down.
therealnews.com/stories/15-million-maduro-venezuela-cocaine-drug-trafficking-arrest-attorney-general

Carta a los Pueblos del Mundo de Presidente Nicolás Maduro
Presidente Nicolás Maduro | liberationnews.org | 2020-04-03
"Aprovecho esta oportunidad, para expresar mi solidaridad y la del Pueblo de Venezuela hacia todos los Pueblos que hoy también sufren graves consecuencias por los efectos de la pandemia."
liberationnews.org/carta-a-los-pueblos-del-mundo-de-presidente-nicolas-maduro/

US Sends Navy Ships to Caribbean in 'Anti-Drug' Mission Targeting Venezuela
Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-02
Venezuela denounced an attack on one of its naval vessels in recent days.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14832

Pompeo's 'transition' plan tells Venezuela to suffer into submission
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-01
Declaring that "Nicolas Maduro will never again govern Venezuela," Mike Pompeo unveils a so-called "transition" plan that tells Venezuelans to…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/01/pompeos-transition-plan-tells-venezuela-to-suffer-into-submission/

Coronavirus Aid for Regime Change: Washington's 13 Point Plan for Venezuela
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-01
The State Department released what it called its "democratic transition framework for Venezuela" yesterday; a 13-point plan for the removal of Nicolas Maduro and a radical overhaul of the country's political system. The principal and most fundamental change Washington proposes is to "restore all powers to the National Assembly," the one branch of government the right-wing pro-U.S. opposition coalition currently holds. This would place the entire country under the…
mintpressnews.com/coronavirus-aid-washington-gives-venezuela-ultimatum/266298/

Southcom boosts US military presence in Latin America, citing China, Russia 'threats'
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-31
Southern Command is ramping up the US military presence in Latin America to counter China, Russia, and Venezuela, after signing…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/30/southcom-latin-america-china-russia-threats-brazil/

Brazil's ex-President Lula on Venezuela: Maduro is democratic, Guaidó should be in prison, US blockade kills civilians
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-31
In comments ignored by English-language media, Lula da Silva slammed the US coup attempt against Venezuela, calling Nicolás Maduro a…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/30/brazil-lula-maduro-guaido-us-blockade/

Venezuela Blasts US 'Transition' Plan as 'Tutelage'
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-31
Washington has threatened to "increase" crippling sanctions until Caracas accepts the deal.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14830

Rosneft Dodges US Sanctions by Transferring Venezuela Operations to Russian State Firm
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-30
Moscow insists that its support for the Venezuelan government and role in its oil industry will remain unchanged.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14829

Former Venezuelan General Hands Himself over to US Authorities
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-29
Cliver Alcala had recently confessed to plotting a coup against the Venezuelan government.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14827

[UPDATED] Venezuela Registers First Coronavirus Deaths
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-27
There are 113 diagnosed cases as of Friday evening.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14826

Venezuelan movements warn of U.S. coup danger
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2020-03-27
The Platform of Venezuelan Social Movements Against the Blockade has issued the following statement to the people of the world.
liberationnews.org/venezuelan-movements-warn-of-u-s-coup-danger/

Venezuela Dismisses US Justice Department 'Narco-terrorism' Accusations
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-26
Cliver Alcala, also indicted, confessed to organizing a coup plot against the Maduro government.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14825

UN, EU Urge Venezuela Sanctions Relief as Coronavirus Outbreak Intensifies
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-25
The South American nation has 91 reported COVID-19 cases so far.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14823

Venezuela Suspends Rent Payments, Protects Wages as Coronavirus Cases Rise to 77
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-23
The economic measures come as the country enters its seventh day of national lockdown.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14819

IMF Rejects Venezuela Emergency Fund Appeal
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-18
The Maduro government asked for a $5 billion loan to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14817

[UPDATED] Venezuela Imposes Nationwide Lockdown to Combat Coronavirus
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-17
The rising number of cases has forced a full quarantine across the country.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14813

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/

[UPDATED] Venezuela Confirms Coronavirus Cases as US Slaps New Sanctions
Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-12
The Venezuelan president denounced the difficulties caused by US sanctions in tackling coronavirus.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14811

Venezuela Oil Output Steadies as Prices Tumble
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-11
Sanctions and a fall in oil prices could threaten Venezuela's main source of foreign currency.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14809

Venezuela: Nearly 50,000 Voting Machines Burnt in 'Terrorist Attack'
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-09
An unknown hard-right militant group has claimed responsibility for the fire which destroyed 99 percent of the country's automated machines.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14807