(2019-02-24). Burning Aid: An Interventionist Deception on Colombia-Venezuela Bridge? grayzoneproject.com Sen. Marco Rubio and coup leaders claim the Venezuelan National Guard burned US aid trucks on the bridge in Colombia….
(2019-02-24). Video: Trump's Syria Deception. globalresearch.ca In Part II of our series Trump Expanding the Empire, Abby Martin addresses the surprise order from Trump that he was "ending the war" in Syria. | Having drastically escalated the war in Syria and Iraq, find out what's behind the …
(2019-02-24). Labor, anti-war movements unite to protest U.S. aggression against Venezuela. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — The streets were full of working-class solidarity on Saturday, February 23, when well over 100 people, including trade unionists, Latin America solidarity groups and anti-war activists gathered under the banner "U.S. hands off Venezuela!" | The event was part of a global day of action to protest the ongoing U.S.-backed coup attempt against the democratically elected President Nicolás Maduro. Protesters occupied multiple intersections in the high-density Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, distributing fliers and speaking with pedestrians about the situation in Venezuela. | The demonstratio…
(2019-02-24). Emergency declared in Sudan following anti-government demonstration. peoplesdispatch.org A state of emergency was declared in Sudan by president Omar al-Bashir on February 22, after he dissolved his cabinet and local governments for at least one year. Following the announcement, al-Bashir issued two decrees which set up a caretaker administration. He appointed 16 army officers and two security officers as the new governors for the eight provinces of the country. | However, many activists said that the decision is intended to curb the popular uprising as the implementation of emergency will give the security forces and the military "the right to search without warrant, to raid houses and arrest anybod…
(2019-02-24). Hands off Venezuela rally in Tucson. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – At the Annual Tucson Peace Fair, February 23, the Tucson Anti War Committee organized a short march through the event to draw attention to maneuvers of Trump and U.S. imperialism against Venezuela. On the international day of action calling for "No War on Venezuela," to celebrate one month of successful resistance to the coup attempt against President Maduro, the solidarity activists shouted, "Hands off Venezuela" and drew supporters to the march from the crowd and the groups tabling. | A brief rally was held, with speakers from the Alliance for Global Justice, Pima County Green Party, DSA Tucson, IS…
(2019-02-24). Video: "I'm Committing Professional Suicide": CBS Star Reporter Admits "Mostly Liberal" Journalists Are Now "Political Activists" globalresearch.ca CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan has broken ranks and admitted that journalists have lost their objectivity and become "political activists." | During an appearance on the Mike Drop podcast with retired Navy SEAL Mike Ritland, Logan admitted that …
(2019-02-24). Red Cross Denounces Unsanctioned Use of Its Emblems to Smuggle US Aid to Venezuela. globalresearch.ca The largest international aid organization has demanded that activists at the Venezuela-Colombia border not use the insignia of the Red Cross, which isn't participating in what Caracas has dismissed as a US "propaganda show." | The Red Cross learned that some …
(2019-02-24). Lima Group Members Invoke Human Rights While Trampling On Them. therealnews.com 
Venezuelan human rights activist Antonio Gonzalez Plessman discusses the human rights situation in Venezuela and other Latin American states…
(2019-02-24). Despite opposition violence, Guaidó's "aid" attempt flops. peoplesdispatch.org February 23, the day of the deadline given by self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido for the Venezuelan government to let in 'aid' from Colombia, was marked by provocations by the opposition on the border of the two countries. Sporadic clashes occurred at the border. A truck carrying aid was set on fire at Urena on the Colombian side, although media attempted to blame Venezuelan forces for the incident. Reports also emerged of opposition activists wearing Red Cross uniforms in their attempt to deliver the 'aid.' The act was condemned by the Red Cross. | Later in the day, at a press meet on the border, Guaido, who…
(2019-02-24). Mobilise for Peace. "The Threat of World War Grows as U.S. Power Declines" globalresearch.ca The road to war has many signposts along the way, even that small sign buried under weeds, squashed down by marching boots, that has scribbled on it, in haste, by a fleeing hand, "the lost path to peace". But the …
(2019-02-24). Urgent Message from the Communist Party of Cuba on Venezuela. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following message from the Communist Party of Cuba. | As stated in the Declaration of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba on February 13, "the escalation of pressure and action by the government of the United States to prepare a military adventure disguised as humanitarian intervention" not only constitutes a real threat to the Bolivarian Revolution, but also carries a real danger for peace on the continent. | Washington must not underestimate the costs of aggression against Venezuela. The possibility of a disastrous regionalization of the armed conflict would affect ou…
(2019-02-24). Farcical Upcoming Ukraine Presidential Election. globalresearch.ca No matter who comes out on top as president in the March 31 "election," ordinary Ukrainians lose, along with any chance for regional peace — ruled out by Washington. | Over 40 candidates are running for president. Few among them …
(2019-02-24). Canada's "Humanitarian Aid" for Venezuela: Provocation or Genuine Concern? therealnews.com 
Canadian analyst Yves Engler discusses the history of Canadian humanitarian aid, which all too often works to support US foreign policy interests and have nothing to do with genuine concern for people's suffering…
(2019-02-24). [PHOTOS] "We are on the right side of history" Maduro at HandsOffVenezuela Rally. peoplesdispatch.org 
On February 23, tens of thousands of Venezuelans from various sectors took over the streets of Caracas in a massive rally in support of president Nicolas Maduro and against United States-led intervention. From 10 in the morning, huge crowds gathered at various parts of the city, converging to form a sea of red near Miraflores Palace. The march was organised in the backdrop of the attempt by US and Colombian right wing government to forcefully enter 'aid' into Venezuela through the Simon Bolivar International Bridge across Táchira River. | Despite being faced with the threat of US intervention in the name of aid,…
(2019-02-24). Ecuador signs deal with IMF, austerity measures to follow. peoplesdispatch.org On February 20, Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno announced that the country would receive USD 10.2 billion in international loans to support his "Prosperity Plan". He assured that the loan's interest rates would be less than 5% and that it could be paid in a term of up to 30 years. | An agreement for USD 4.2 billion will soon be signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and USD 6 billion would come from other international banking institutions, such as the World Bank (WB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Lati…
(2019-02-24). A Call to Halt an Illegal Invasion of Venezuela. commondreams.org "It is evident that our representative leaders don't care about the health and welfare of the Venezuelan people any more than they cared about the Iraqi people," the author writes. (Photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/call-halt-illegal-invasion.jpg…
(2019-02-24). Shannon Is Becoming a Bit Like Home for the US Military. globalresearch.ca At Shannon today (23rd Feb), one United States of America executive Boeing C40C, number 09-0540 and one lame-duck Omni Air US troop carrier N207AX being protected for the past 5 days by a joint Garda and Irish Army patrols while …
(2019-02-24). No One Trusts the US Government, Not Even the American People. globalresearch.ca Atlantic Bridge, a German front organization set up by Washington to propagandize Germans to serve Washington, has failed in the job. The latest survey conducted by the front group shows that 85% of Germans are alienated from the US. The …
(2019-02-24). America's Enemies, Who's On the List? globalresearch.ca For almost 2 decades, the US pursued a list of 'enemy countries' to confront, attack, weaken & overthrow. This imperial quest to overthrow 'enemy countries' depends on two considerations: the level of priority & the degree of vulnerability for a 'regime change' operation.
(2019-02-24). Canada's Corrupt Corporations: World Bank's Corrupt Companies Blacklist, Dominated By Canada. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on Global Research on January 2015. It is of particular relevance to the ongoing SNC-Lavalin scandal which implicates the Trudeau government. | *** | Canada has the dubious honour of being home to the largest number of …
(2019-02-24). Selected Articles: Guaidó-USAID Trucks Torched on Border. globalresearch.ca Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis provided by Global Research on a daily basis? | At present we are not covering our monthly costs. The support of our readers is much appreciated. | Click to donate or click here to …
(2019-02-24). The Prison Industry in the United States: Big Business or a New Form of Slavery? globalresearch.ca This incisive and carefully researched article was first published by Global Research eleven years ago in March 2008. | Human rights organizations, as well as political and social ones, are condemning what they are calling a new form of inhumane exploitation …
(2019-02-24). The U.S.-Venezuela Aid Convoy Story Is Clearly Bogus, but No One Wants to Say It. globalresearch.ca No one actually thinks the same Donald Trump who kicked off his run for the White House by calling Mexicans rapists, and subsequently, as president, left Puerto Rico for dead after Hurricane Maria, cares at all about the Venezuelan poor. …
(2019-02-24). Domino Effect: Pompeo Vows US Will Help Uproot 'Authoritarianism' in Nicaragua & Cuba. globalresearch.ca The United States will help the people of Nicaragua and Cuba to resist "non-democratic regimes" in their countries, Mike Pompeo has said. His comments come as Washington steps up calls for a new government in Venezuela. | The secretary of state …
(2019-02-24). Venezuela Coverage Takes Us Back to Golden Age of Lying About Latin America. globalresearch.ca I was sitting in my apartment in Caracas, Venezuela, reading the online edition of Time magazine ( 5/19/16), which carried a report that there was not even something as basic as aspirin to be found anywhere in Venezuela: "Basic …
(2019-02-24). An Idiot's National Emergency. globalresearch.ca It's not proper form to open a blog post by calling a sitting president an idiot who knows not what he talks or tweets about. Even so, the conclusion is inescapable. | President Donald Trump is an idiot, at least when …
(2019-02-24). Imperialism Provokes Military Intervention in Venezuela: Blood Along Brazil Border. globalresearch.ca Imperialism has initiated provocation for beginning its planned military intervention in Venezuela. Imperialism is treading a bloody path. Already it has spilled blood along Brazil border. | The MSM including Reuters, BBC, The Independent reported on February 22, 2019: …
(2019-02-24). Pro-Israel CFI Lobby in Westminster and AIPAC in Washington, Endorsement of Israel as a Powerful Nuclear Weapons State. globalresearch.ca All lobbies, by definition, are designed to exert covert control over government or other policy, by using their financial power. That agenda and its negotiations are invariably carried out behind closed doors. | And so, unless you want to deny that …
(2019-02-24). America's Addiction Network. globalresearch.ca You see those commercials on the boob tube for the Addiction Network. It's another for profit that helps folks with addictions, IF they either have the insurance or the cash. Isn't it grand that we Americans have to use private …
(2019-02-24). Representatives of 85 countries arrive to Caracas for Peoples' Assembly. peoplesdispatch.org On February 23, delegations from 85 countries began to arrive in Caracas to participate in a meeting in solidarity with Venezuela as part of International Peoples' Assembly (IPA). The meeting will take place from February 24 to 27. At a press conference on Saturday, the members of the coordinating committee of the Assembly discussed the details of the meeting and its organization. | Whats happening in Venezuela? | Joà£o Pedro Stedile, member of the National Board of the Landless Rural Worker…
(2019-02-24). #HandsOffVenezuela: Venezuelans march against US agression. peoplesdispatch.org Speaking at the march, President Nicolas Maduro said that the hundreds of thousands at the rally and in similar mobilizations across the country were on the right side of history.
(2019-02-24). Venezuela: Trade Unions Ratify Anti-Imperialist Stance. zcomm.org Trade unions and political organizations also voiced criticisms and demands for improved salaries and working conditions…
(2019-02-24). Et tu, Bernie? Sanders shamed for joining US hawks in Venezuela regime change push. rt.com 
The self-described democratic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders is now getting grief from his supporters for apparently aligning himself with the Trump administration and its regime change efforts in Venezuela.
(2019-02-24). Why Cities Should Stop Playing Amazon's Game. indybay.org New York City should count its blessings. Amazon's decision to walk away from its plan to build a new headquarters in Queens stunned city and state officials, who had promised US$3 billion in incentives in exchange for some 25,000 jobs. My conclusion: is that Incentives just don't work.
(2019-02-24). Vene-what? Video of Trump struggling to pronounce 'Venezuela' goes viral. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump made social media go wild after pronouncing the name of the Latin American country in a very strange way that didn't go unnoticed by users.
(2019-02-24). Sen. Feinstein Insults Children on Green New Deal. indybay.org California millionaire, war profiteer, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, age 85, again stuck her foot in her mouth with an appalling and insulting meeting with children who support the Green New Deal.
(2019-02-24). Sherry Conable Celebration of Life. indybay.org Peace United Church of Christ, 900 High Street, Santa Cruz…
(2019-02-24). Fighting Privatization & Union Busting Charters In Oakland OEA Strike On Day 2. indybay.org On the second day of the Oakland Education Association strike, thousands of teachers, service workers, parents and students rallied against charters and privatization. They marched to the office of Go Public charter school operation which is a laundering operation of the billionairs pushing charters and funding pro-privatization candidates.
(2019-02-24). Japanese Americans, Allies Say "Never Again is Now" indybay.org On February 17th, members of the greater San José Japanese American community commemorated the anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent during World War II. At the same time they protested the National Emergency Trump announced two days earlier in order to build his wall on the Mexico-U.S. border. Allies from the South Bay peace activist community joined with those gathered in the local Japantown, one of only three left in the United States. | Jack Owicki, Pro-Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer if you use these photos.
(2019-02-24). 'Embrace democracy, Venezuela!' Bolton threatens new sanctions, Pompeo vows 'action'. rt.com 
Failure of the attempted forcing of US "humanitarian aid" into Venezuela has not deterred the Trump administration hawks from seeking regime change in Caracas. They now threaten new sanctions unless Venezuela "embraces democracy."
(2019-02-24). Teachers press for expansion of strike as union seeks to contain struggle. indybay.org To carry their struggle forward, Oakland teachers must turn out to the broader working class. A public appeal should be made to all workers.
(2019-02-23). There will be false flag operations taking place in Venezuela. mronline.org 
There have been numerous warnings of false flag scenarios yet alternative media, such as RT, have published an unverified report parroting the CIA's Washington Post that the Venezuelan army fired on unarmed protesters, leaving many injured and 2 dead. | Source
(2019-02-23). Dianne Feinstein Lectures Youth Climate Activists: 'You Did Not Vote for Me'. truthdig.com 
As young people from around the world are marching in the streets and calling on adults and elected leaders to act urgently to address runaway global warming and the climate crisis, this video of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) explaining to youth activists in her office on Friday why she won't back the joint congressional resolution on the Green New Deal has to be seen in order to be believed. | Posted to Twitter by the Sunrise Movement, which had organized the office visit as part of its campaign to garner support for the resolution, the video shows Feinstein responding with "smugness and disrespect" when the…
(2019-02-23). US to keep 200 'peacekeeping' troops in Syria, despite planned withdrawal. peoplesdispatch.org The decision to maintain some military presence in Syria is seen as a move aimed at protecting Kurdish groups aligned with the United States and a possible establishment of "safe zones" along the country's northern border with Turkey.
(2019-02-23). US Sanctions on Venezuela Possibly Worse than Iraq Sanctions Before War. therealnews.com 
News about humanitarian aid shipments to Venezuela almost never compare how tiny a fraction this aid is relative to the devastating damage that US sanctions against Venezuela have caused, which is now as draconian as the pre-Iraq war sanctions were, says CEPR's Mark Weisbrot…
(2019-02-23). War with China? mronline.org 
Perhaps the greatest victim of this ongoing conflict will be planet Earth itself and all the creatures, humans included, who inhabit it. As the world's top two emitters of climate-altering greenhouse gases, the U.S. and China must work together to halt global warming or all of us are doomed to a hellish future. | Source
(2019-02-23). Kikagaku Moyo — Live on KEXP. counterpunch.org 
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(2019-02-23). How America Rescued Its Weapons Runners After Their Arrest in Haiti. mintpressnews.com 
"The fact that the U.S. took these people and did not charge them, it shows there was a conspiracy. They didn't want them to go before Haitian justice." — Pierre Esperance, National Human Rights Defense Network…
(2019-02-23). Russian Foreign Ministry: "U.S. transferring special troops, weapons close to Venezuela" mronline.org 
The U.S. is moving special forces and equipment to the Venezuelan border and is seeking, along with its NATO allies, to deliver weapons and ammunition to the opposition in the South American country, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman María Zajárova. | Source
(2019-02-23). Venezuela denounces false positives orchestrated by the right. mronline.org 
The Venezuelan borders continue to be the focus of world public opinion as the scene of battles and political provocations against the threat of the opposition to force this Saturday a humanitarian channel supported by the United States. | Source