The Democratic Party’s “left” wing is mute on the latest US aggression against the people and government of Venezuela, thus giving assent to Trump by their silence.
Subjects Archives: Terrorism
Corporate Media don’t think Americans paid to invade Venezuela Count as mercenaries
When an attempted invasion of Venezuela launched from the shores of Colombia was foiled on May 3, after armed commandos were intercepted at Venezuela’s coastline of La Guira, it seemed undeniable that the heavily armed men, possessing satellite phones and uniforms with the U.S. flag emblazoned on them, had been paid to take part in […]
Genocide and Military Occupation: The five most important keys to the Guaidó-Silvercorp contract
Finally, the complete content of the contract signed by Juan Guaidó, Sergio Vergara and J.J. Rendón with the American mercenary firm Silvercorp, led by former military officer Jordan Goudreau, has been released.
U.S. ratchets up Hybrid Warfare in Venezuela
Nino Pagliccia examines the recent mercenary incursion into the Venezuelan territory.
Civic-Military Union: The Chavista Paradigm that defined the latest events in the War Against Venezuela
What happened last Monday, May 4, on the coast of the town of Chuao, municipality of Santiago Mariño in the state of Aragua, has left a mark on the history of the Bolivarian process due to the combined action of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces and the citizenry, in particular a group of fishermen, police […]
President Maduro: 4 new mercenaries captured–U.S. led military incursion
Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, confirmed the capture in the last hours of 4 more mercenaries involved in the attempted military incursion along the Venezuelan coast, which began on May 3.
Venezuela: Two U.S. citizens captured in botched coup attempt
Two former green berets were arrested in a second failed assault on Venezuelan shores on Monday.
Venezuela thwarts invasion attempt by mercenaries
Venezuelan officials reported that a group of mercenaries attempted to invade the country on Sunday but were stopped by the country’s army and police.
Our Voice: Victim-hood, money and lives underline the “them” versus “us” divide
Some of the same forces that brought about the single largest act of domestic terrorism in our county–killing 168 people, including dozens of children, and injuring hundreds more–are percolating below the surface today. In fact, last year was the second highest year for domestic terrorism, with attacks that killed 31 people.
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The prospect of peace in Afghanistan is real—and Pakistan is the key player
The U.S.-Taliban peace agreement signed in Doha on February 29 must be put in proper perspective. Indeed, there can’t be two opinions that the curtain is coming down on what U.S. President Donald Trump called the “endless war” in which America squandered away over a trillion dollars and lost thousands of lives with no victory […]
White supremacist symbol found spray-painted at the site of fire, civil rights center says
Someone painted a white supremacist symbol at the scene where fire ravaged a building tied to the civil rights movement, according to a statement from the Highlander Research and Education Center.
Reconstructing the history of the electricity sabotage in Venezuela
Fictitious narratives spun by the opposition failed to go viral in social media—such as those showing images of people apparently collecting water from the Guaire River, which is not suitable for consumption. A report made by the Catia TV team, debunked this false story.
New attack on electricity system seeks to halt Chavista counteroffensive
This time the attack was physical: an operation against the bank of high voltage transformers that convert electricity to be transmitted.
Venezuela: New widespread power outage as gov’t denounces alleged attacks
Venezuelan authorities denounced a “double attack” against the country’s electrical infrastructure.
The Christchurch shooting and the normalization of anti-Muslim terrorism
The real forces responsible for the destruction of many Muslim-majority countries and the current chaos present in many Western countries are not generated by civilian populations or religions but instead by the global oligarchy that engineers and profits from this chaos.
Norman Geras falls foul of Reading University’s ‘prevent’ anti-terrorism strategy.
Reading University has reminded me, and others, not just that we miss Norman Geras, but that it would be good to hear his views today. Reading University has also reminded us that there is no fool like a learned fool.
No nerve agents were used in Syria’s Douma, says OPCW
Certain chlorinated organic residues that were found do not come under the Chemical Warfare Convention, the interim report said.
The New Postcolonial Economics with Fadhel Kaboub
In this episode, we speak with Fadhel Kaboub (@fadhelkaboub), associate professor of economics at Denison University and President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. Fadhel outlines a new critical approach to postcolonial political economy, arguing that re-gaining financial sovereignty is a crucial next step for postcolonial nations hoping to achieve social, economic, and environmental […]
Russia suggests UK possessed nerve agent that is “quite artificially” being linked to Moscow
Russian officials are voicing a full-throated dismissal of British accusations that Russia used a nerve agent referred to as “Novichok” in an attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. The Russian Ambassador to the U.K., Alexander Yakovenko, is further charging London with making accusations in poor faith, while raising questions over whether […]
New CIA director Gina Haspel oversaw torture at a black site then lost evidence of it
As “chief of base” of a CIA Black Site in Thailand, Haspel oversaw the torture and waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah, who still hasn’t been charged with a crime.
