(2019-03-17). Solidarity Isn't a Slogan, It's a Process. zcomm.org Interview on how imperialism operates in our time and proposes specific forms of solidarity with Venezuela…
(2019-03-17). Venezuela coup leader's oil plans revealed: Guaidó hopes to privatize state-controlled industry. mronline.org 
U.S.-appointed coup leader Juan Guaidó and his right-wing economic advisers drafted plans to privatize Venezuela's oil industry and open up the oil-rich country to foreign corporations, Reuters reported. | Source
(2019-03-17). Cuban FM Stresses Importance of Ties with Latin America. plenglish.com Havana, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez highlighted the importance for Havana of its relations with Latin American and Caribbean nations, with which it shares the common goal of defending peace and geographical coexistence.
(2019-03-17). UN Expresses Concern on Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia. plenglish.com United Nations, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Objections by Colombian President Ivan Duque to the statute law of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) are causing concern at UN on Thursday, due to the uncertainty surrounding that legislation.
(2019-03-17). Russia Reiterates Need for Political Solution to Venezuela Situation. plenglish.com Moscow, March 14 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov reiterated on Thursday Moscow"s position on the importance of finding peaceful political solutions to disagreements in that country, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
(2019-03-17). VIDEO: Pro and Anti-Venezuela Coup Protestors Face Off in Front of White House. consortiumnews.com Demonstrators for and against regime change in Venezuela converged on the White House on Saturday and there were some angry scenes as D.C. mounted police took their positions in Lafayette Park. By Joe Lauria in Washington Special to Consortium News… Read more →
(2019-03-17). Map (and objectives) of the irregular war on energy in Venezuela. mronline.org 
The cyber-attack against Corpoelec's computerized centre in the Guri Complex hydroelectric plant and against the nervous centre in Caracas was followed by electromagnetic attacks and, simultaneously, sabotage of other backup infrastructure that reversed the recovery processes so as to ensure the general and irreversible collapse of the electricity supply. | Source
(2019-03-17). Nearly 600 000 People Requested Asylum in EU In 2018. plenglish.com Brussels, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Around 580,000 people, mostly from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, applied for asylum for the first time in the European Union (EU) in 2018, the Statistics Office for the region (Eurostat) reported Thursday.
(2019-03-17). Over 500 Arrests due to Looting in Zulia, Venezuela, after Sabotage. plenglish.com Caracas, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in the Venezuelan state of Zulia have arrested more than 500 people, including Colombian paramilitaries, who were accused of looting after the sabotage on the power system.
(2019-03-17). Three Venezuelan Prosecutors Appointed to Probe Electrical Sabotage. plenglish.com Caracas, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Public Ministry has appointed three national prosecutors to investigate the sabotage perpetrated to the country"s electric power system in which 18 states were left without electricity on March 7, local media reported on Tuesday.
(2019-03-17). Venezuelan Armed Force Starts Ana Karina Rote Military Drills. plenglish.com Caracas, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) on Saturday began in a civic-military union the Ana Karina Rote drills to protect the energy system and water supplies in Venezuela.
(2019-03-17). Chavez Remains Inspiration for Revolutionaries, Maduro Says. plenglish.com Caracas, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recalled the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chavez, as a latent inspiration for all revolutionaries.
(2019-03-17). Venezuela's FM Rejects Pompeo's Statements as Interventionist. plenglish.com Caracas, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has dismissed as interventionist Mike Pompeo's statements issued by the White House on its official Twitter account.
(2019-03-17). Russia for Trial on Foreign Perpetrators of Venezuela's Sabotage. plenglish.com Moscow, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Russia on Friday demanded to try those responsible for the sabotage against Venezuela"s electric power system, offered cooperation to investigate these events and described the methods used against the South American country as savage.
(2019-03-17). Venezuelan Gov't Extends Suspension of Work and Classes. plenglish.com Caracas, March 12 (Prensa Latina) Labor and teaching activities were suspended from today for an additional 48 hours while the recovery and stabilization of the National Electric Service (SEN) are achieved, informed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
(2019-03-17). Venezuela's Working on Creating Its Own Tech Platform. plenglish.com Caracas, (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan economist Jose Rodriguez warned Wednesday that cyber sabotage to the National Electric System (SEN) could be applied to payment platforms, whose operations are supported in US headquarters' offices.
(2019-03-17). Haitian Organizations Condemn Venezuelan Electric Sabotage. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, March 14 (Prensa Latina) A score of political, trade union and social organizations in Haiti condemned Thursday the sabotage against the Venezuelan power system, which caused failures in the provision of the service throughout the national territory.
(2019-03-17). Venezuela's Recovery of Electrical Grid Advances after Sabotage. plenglish.com Caracas, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's recovery of electrical grid gradually advances Monday with redoubled efforts to prioritize services such as medical care and water distribution in vulnerable areas.
(2019-03-17). Venezuelan Justice Opens New Investigation Against Guaido. plenglish.com Caracas, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Public Prosecutor's Office opened Tuesday an investigation against the opposition MP Juan Guaido for his alleged complicity and participation in the continued sabotage of the national electricity system, reported Attorney General Tarek William Saab.
(2019-03-17). Venezuela Appreciates Bolivian President's Support. plenglish.com Vienna, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza thanked Bolivia"s President Evo Morales Thursday for his support to the Venezuelan people sovereignty after repeated attacks by the United States against the country"s institutions.
(2019-03-17). Venezuelan Foreign Minister to Visit Serbia. plenglish.com Belgrade, Mar 15 ( Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza will arrive in Belgrade Friday for a two-day visit to Serbia. According to official sources, the Foreign Minister will complete a broad agenda of talks, interviews and meetings starting Saturday with Serbia"s First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic.
(2019-03-17). Civic-Military Union, Targets of Aggression against Venezuela. plenglish.com By Wiliam Urquijo Pascual | Caracas, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) All the letters included in the punch of the aggressions against Venezuela, instigated by the United States in complicity with the opposition, have among their goals to undermine military unity and loyalty.
(2019-03-17). US bars entry to International Criminal Court investigators. zcomm.org The United States will revoke or deny visas to International Criminal Court personnel seeking to investigate alleged war crimes and other abuses committed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan or elsewhere…
(2019-03-17). Lula Receives HR Award from Largest Labor Union in USA and Canada. plenglish.com Brasilia, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received the human rights award from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest labor union confederation of the United States and Canada, it was reported in Brasilia on Friday.
(2019-03-17). Ideological Attacks on Chinese-Salvadorian Relations Are Criticized. plenglish.com San Salvador, March 16 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Proesa) warned this Friday about the consequences of ideological attacks on relations with China.
(2019-03-17). DPRK Says There Are No Chances for New Negotiations with the US (+Photo). plenglish.com Pyongyang, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) The US threw away a golden opportunity at the recent Hanoi summit, and up to now there are no chances for other negotiations, Choe Son-hui, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Democratic People"s Republic of Korea (DPRK), said.
(2019-03-17). Brazilian Judge Releases Executives Involved in Mining Tragedy. plenglish.com Brasilia, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) A Brazilian judge revoked a court ruling and released 11 executives from the company Vale and two employees from the German firm Tàºv Sàºd, who are under investigation due to the tragedy in a mine, where 203 people were killed and 105 are missing.
(2019-03-17). Brazilians Court Authorizes Arrest of Third Involved in Massacre. plenglish.com Brasilia, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) The Sao Paulo Court of Justice authorized Friday the arrest of an adolescent identified as the third implicated in the massacre perpetrated Wednesday in a school in the Sao Paulo municipality of Suzano.
(2019-03-17). CARICOM Condemns Attack on Two Mosques in New Zealand. plenglish.com Georgetown, March 15 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) condemned this Friday in the strongest terms terrorist attacks against two mosques in New Zealand, with a preliminary death toll of 49 and 48 wounded.
(2019-03-17). NZ Prime Minister: 'Will Discuss Live Streaming With Facebook'. telesurenglish.net New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the "issue" of live streaming videos is something she "will look to be discussing directly with Facebook." | RELATED: | Nearly US$3M Donated to Victims of New Zealand Terror Attacks | Prime Minister Ardern made the comment to reporters Sunday when asked if the social media monopoly should stop live-streaming. | There are "further questions to be answered" by the company, Ardern said, adding: "This is an issue that I will look to be…
(2019-03-17). U.S. Hands Off Venezuela! indybay.org Oakland Federal Building, 13th St. and Clay, Oakland…
(2019-03-17). #HandsOffVenezuela March on Capitol Hill Demands Trump End Economic War & Regime Change Attempts. theantimedia.com (CD) — Denouncing the "strangling" of the Venezuelan economy via sanctions and demanding the Trump administration allow the South American country to determine its own fate, pro-democracy protesters marched through Washington, D.C. on Saturday to demand, "Hands Off Venezuela!" The demonstration came seven weeks after the Trump administration recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president, rebuking President Nicolas …
(2019-03-17). Iran sentences US Navy vet to 10 years behind bars for insulting supreme leader. rt.com 
A US citizen has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars after a trial in Iran, his lawyer said. The former Navy serviceman violated a lèse-majesté law and a private information law that do not apply in the US.
(2019-03-17). Bay Area Vigils for Victims of Christchurch Mosques Massacre. indybay.org Multiple vigils around the SF Bay Area (see list below)…
(2019-03-17). Poor People's Hearing Bay Area. Against Racism, Poverty, War Economy, Climate Change. indybay.org Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church, 1188 12th St. West Oakland…
(2019-03-16). Eight Years Ago: The US-NATO-Israel Sponsored Al Qaeda Insurgency in Syria. Who Was Behind the 2011 "Protest Movement"? globalresearch.ca It was not a protest movement, it was an armed insurgency integrated by US-Israeli & allied supported "jihadist" death squads. From Day One, the Islamist "freedom fighters" were supported, trained & equipped by NATO & Turkey's High Command.
(2019-03-16). Solidarity Isn't a Slogan, It's a Process: A Conversation with Vijay Prashad. venezuelanalysis.com In this exclusive interview, a prominent Indian intellectual examines how imperialism operates in our time and proposes specific forms of solidarity with Venezuela.
(2019-03-16). Australia: Indigenous Groups Compensated in Native Title Case. telesurenglish.net In one of the most significant victories for Indigenous land rights, the Aboriginal Ngaliwurru and Nungali peoples from the Northern Territory have been awarded US$2.5 million in compensation for colonial land loss, and loss of spiritual connection. This case sets a precedent for other governments in dealing with native title ca…
(2019-03-16). U.S. Peace Council delegation to Venezuela meets with President Maduro. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – The U.S. Peace Council delegation to Venezuelan met with President Maduro for several hours at the Presidential Palace, March 15. President Maduro told the anti-war organizers that the U.S. attack on the electrical system was delivered three ways: a cyber-attack to the main brain of the system which was made in Houston, electromagnetically, and with explosions at two other stations. The system is now almost fully up again. | Maduro described the history of resistance to foreign domination beginning with Bolívar and the anti-colonial fight for independence against Spain and the U.S. Monroe Doc…
(2019-03-16). The US-Taliban Talks Are "Renewing" the US Occupation of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca Reporting from Kabul: The US is spearheading a "peace negotiation" campaign with Taliban since weeks in Qatar's capital city, Doha. The US special representative on Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, has been spelling out the details of conclave through his …
(2019-03-16). New Zealand Mosque Senseless Massacre. Action Against Islamophobia, CJPME Calls Upon Canadian Government. globalresearch.ca Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is devasted and deeply upset by today's horrific attack on two New Zealand mosques, where 49 people were senselessly killed and dozens more injured. In the wake of this terrible …
(2019-03-16). Colombia's Duque Paves Way for Ex-Guerrillas Extradition to US. telesurenglish.net The United States Department of State (DOS) Friday backed Colombian far-right President Ivan Duque's desire to implement extradition to the U.S. as part of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), the court which was created under the peace agreement with the Revolutionary Army Forces of Colombia (FARC) and is expected…
(2019-03-16). Supporters Around the World Rally, Crying 'Hands Off Venezuela'. telesurenglish.net From Argentina to South Africa, Malaysia to Peru, New Zealand to Canada and the U.S., supporters of the Bolivarian revolution marched together as part of the World in Solidarity with Venezuela Day this weekend. | RELATED: | Trump Admin Wants $500M to Fund Its Intervention in Venezuela | The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) was co…
(2019-03-16). In Photos:World Mourns Victims of Christchurch Mosque Massacres. telesurenglish.net
A manoeuvre that lowers the curtains for Guaidó, who is trapped in an ill-conceived plan and dependent on the chain of command of the war cabinet against Venezuela in Washington, must be sacrificed in order to give way to war. | Source
(2019-03-16). Imperialists in battle for Iranian oil: yesterday, today, tomorrow. uwidata.com 
Exactly 68 years ago on this day, March 15, 1951, the Iranians managed to wrest their main national treasure, oil, out of the imperialists' grab. By doing this, they kicked off struggle for independence and economic development of their land. Through the efforts of Mohammad Mossadegh, the leader of the National Front party during the …
(2019-03-16). The New Zealand Mosque Attack: what we know so far. uwidata.com 
At least 49 people were killed and 48 injured on Friday at around 1: 30 pm (local time) in anti-Muslim terrorist attacks against two mosques in downtown Christchurch, New Zealand. Four suspects have been arrested. The main shooter filmed the attack with GoPro and broadcasted it live to social networks. The video was promptly removed by …
(2019-03-16). Tribunal Declares Trump and Duterte Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity. zcomm.org Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his government committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, aided and abetted by U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration, according to a recent ruling from the International Peoples' Tribunal on the Philippines. The tribunal, which was held in Brussels, Belgium, on September 18 and 19, 2018, rendered its 84-page Read more…
(2019-03-16). Debunking Billionaire Claims of Heroic Capitalism. commondreams.org Melinda and Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2009. (Photo: World Economic Forum/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gates_0.jpg…
(2019-03-16). Ricardo Hausmann's "morning after" for Venezuela: the neoliberal brain behind Juan Guaido's economic agenda. mronline.org While online audiences know YouTube comedian Joanna Hausmann from her videos making the case for regime change, her economist father has flown below the radar. His record holds the key to understanding what the U.S. wants in Venezuela. | Source