plenglish(2019-05-11). Bolivarian Project Demonstrated that Social Justice Can Be Done.plenglish.comCaracas, May 11 (Prensa Latina) The United States is trying to eliminate the Bolivarian Revolution because the project demonstrated that social justice can be done, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday.
teleSUR(2019-05-11). 'Brazil Needs More Education, Not More Guns', Lula Warns.telesurenglish.netIn an interview aired Friday by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned that his country's problems will not be solved by governmental decisions that facilitate the use of weapons instead of promoting education. | RELATED: | BBC to Broadcast Lula's Interview Banned by Local Brazilian TV | The Workers' Party leader said Bolsonaro, "barbarously defends an armed, police state. He only makes that firing gesture. In his…
Staff(2019-05-11). Democrats Against Impeachment Invite Autocracy and a Loss in 2020.truthout.orgLong before Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report dropped, it became crystal clear that the sitting president of the United States has committed serious crimes. We need leaders in Congress who are ready and willing to rise to the occasion by checking and balancing the executive branch. Failing to impeach will only embolden our kleptocrat-in-chief. | Many supporters of impeachment proceedings have…
Gareth Porter(2019-05-11). Bolton Is Spinning Israeli 'Intelligence' to Push for War Against Iran.truthdig.comJohn Bolton has gotten away with a dangerous deception. The national security adviser's announcement Sunday that the Pentagon has deployed air and naval forces to the Middle East, which he combined with a threat to Iran, points to a new maneuver to prepare the ground for an incident that could justify a retaliatory attack against Iran. | Bolton presented his threat and the deployments as a response to alleged intelligence about a possible Iranian attack on U.S. targets in the Middle East. Bu…
Yves Engler(2019-05-11). Trudeau Continues Push to Overthrow Venezuela's Government.globalresearch.caThe effort Justin Trudeau is putting into overthrowing Venezuela's government is remarkable. | During the past 12 days the prime minister has raised the issue separately with the leaders of the EU, Spain, Japan and Cuba.On Tuesday Trudeau had a phone …
Joaquin Flores(2019-05-11). Pompeo Suffers Meltdown over Venezuela's Arrest of Coup-Backer, Zambrano.globalresearch.caUS State Department head Mike Pompeo has suffered a public meltdown, reacting forcefully that the constitutional government of Venezuela actually arrested a key member of the upper house of parliament (AN) — Edgar Zambrano — who was actively engaged in …
Dr. Binoy Kampmark(2019-05-11). The Shaman of Football: Jàºrgen Klopp and Liverpool FC.globalresearch.caYou cannot bottle him, export him or use him as a precedent for anything. His calm, even tempered disposition is the stuff of bafflement and bemusement, and yet, after his tenure at one of Europe's most known football clubs, Jàºrgen …
Tony Cartalucci(2019-05-11). Al Baghdadi: The US Couldn't Wish for a Greater Ally.globalresearch.caWith US-backed militants having already reached the full extent of their gains on the battlefield and now facing incremental but inevitable defeat — the US appeared to be out of time and out of options. | Then suddenly — as if …
Rima Najjar(2019-05-11). The Zionist Idea Has Never Been More Terrifying than It Is Today.globalresearch.caOn this seventy-first annual commemoration of Palestine's Jewish-state Nakba, let's resolve not to continue to oversimplify things. | Whether you believe the American rabbi and historian Arthur Hertzberg's assessment of the Zionist idea as "unprecedented … an essential dialogue between …
Edward Curtin(2019-05-11). Looking Through the Screen at the World's Suffering.globalresearch.ca"If you are really going to be free, you have to overcome the love of wealth and the fear of death." — Martin Luther King, Jr. as quoted by Andrew Young in the documentary "King in the Wilderness" | Most people …
Andrew Korybko(2019-05-11). Washington Had the Wrong Approach to US-China Trade Talks from the Start.globalresearch.caThe long-running trade talks between the U.S. and China seem to have unfortunately fizzled out, but while American commentators are busy blaming Beijing for their apparent failure, the fact of the matter is that President Donald Trump's team had …
Prof. Marjorie Cohn(2019-05-11). Trump Has Defied Nearly All Subpoenas. What Can the House Do?globalresearch.caAfter the redacted Mueller report was made public, Donald Trump tweeted, "No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION." But when the House Judiciary Committee asked to see Mueller's full report, Trump said no way. | The Constitution gives Congress …
Jason Ditz(2019-05-11). Juan Guaido Would "Probably Accept" a US Offer to Invade Venezuela.theantimedia.com(ANTIWAR.COM) — After last week's US-backed coup failed to install Juan Guaido in power in Venezuela, Guaido remains keen to be supported by the US, and told Italian newspaper La Stampa that he would "probably accept" a US offer to invade. Though the Trump Administration has constantly threatened to invade Venezuela in recent months, it appears they have yet to …
Eric Zuesse(2019-05-11). How Lies Become "Facts" in U.S. "News"dissidentvoice.orgOn Fox News Channel's May 2nd edition of "The Story with Martha MacCallum" was alleged, by the program host (at 2: 45 in this video), that one reason we must invade Venezuela (if we will) is that "People have lost 24 pounds" there. So (her point was), if we invade, that's not evil, it's no coup, …
Caitlin Johnstone(2019-05-11). Silicon Valley Giants Collaborate With the US Government on Venezuela.theantimedia.com(CJ Opinion) — Whenever you speak out on a public forum against internet censorship, like the recent Instagram/Facebook banning of Louis Farrakhan, Infowars, and several right-wing pundits, you always offend two major political groups. The first group are the power-serving authoritarians who identify with the left side of the political spectrum; they argue that it's good and right to …
Register Peace & Freedom or Green(2019-05-11). No Enforcement of Law While Democrat-Republicans Do Nothing.indybay.orgThe Embassy Protection Collective at the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C. are now facing no power or water and no delivery of food or medicine because the United States Secret Service and the Washington, D.C. police refuse to enforce the law while the Democrat-Republicans stay silent.
Yves Engler(2019-05-11). Canada's Justin Trudeau Continues Push to overthrow Venezuela's Government.dissidentvoice.orgThe effort Justin Trudeau is putting into overthrowing Venezuela's government is remarkable. During the past 12 days the prime minister has raised the issue separately with the leaders of the EU, Spain, Japan and Cuba. On Tuesday Trudeau had a phone conversation with European Council President Donald Tusk focused almost entirely on Venezuela, according to …
Social Movements of Venezuela(2019-05-11). Statement from Venezuelan social movements to Embassy Protectors in U.S.liberationnews.org "Your defense of the headquarters of the Embassy of the Venezuelan State in Washington, D.C. is an emblematic case of struggle for respect of international law, human rights and the right of peoples to choose their own form of government."
teleSUR(2019-05-11). US: New Rule Will Evict Up to 55,000 Legal Immigrant Children.telesurenglish.netA new rule has been proposed by the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration Friday, which the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has inferred will lead to the eviction of over 55,000 children with legal residency or citizenship. | RELATED: | Trump Bids to Send Migrants to Democrat-run Sanctuary Cities | The proposed plan seeks to "require the verification of the eligible immigration status of all recipients of [subsidized housing] who are under the age of 62,"
teleSUR(2019-05-11). US Deploys Missile; Claims Iran And Proxies May Launch Attack.telesurenglish.netThe United States has deployed an assault ship and a missile battery to the Middle East region, the Pentagon announced in a release Friday but did not elaborate on what the defence headquarters stated was to combat threatening actions displayed by Iran. | RELATED: | Israel Will Not Allow Iran To Obtain Nuclear Weapons: Netanyahu | "It's important that Iran understand that an attack on [U.S. nationals] or its interests will be met with an appropriate response," ABC News reported…
Andrew Emett(2019-05-11). Former intelligence analyst charged with leaking classified info to reporters.nationofchange.orgA former U.S. intelligence analyst was arrested Thursday and charged with providing classified information to several reporters from The Intercept. According to federal officials, the analyst repeatedly met with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill before giving him secret documents detailing the U.S. military's drone strike operations in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen. | According to the indictment, Daniel Everette Hale was enlisted in the U.S. Air Force from July 2009 to July 2013, during which time he received language and intelligence training. While serving on active duty, Hale was assigned to work at…
plenglish(2019-05-11). Petroleos Mexicanos to Present Business Plan this Month.plenglish.comMexico, May 11 (Prensa Latina) The Business Plan of Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) will be presented this month, and investments in deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico will be cancelled to focus on shallow water and land projects, an executive announced recently.
teleSUR(2019-05-11). Yemen: Houthis Agree to Hand Over 3 Major Ports to Government.telesurenglish.netThe Yemen-based Houthi group has agreed to remove forces from three of the country's key ports over a four-day period, starting Saturday, a senior United Nations (U.N.) official confirmed Friday. | RELATED: | Yemen: Houthi Forces Agree to Withdraw From 2 Ports | The Houthis will start leaving the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras-Issa, according to Reuters, citing chair of the U.N'.s Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC), who was charged to oversee the process, Lt. Gen. Michael Lollesga…
Staff(2019-05-11). 80 Million Korean People Must Not Be Reduced to a DC Bargaining Chip.truthout.orgThe April 27 Panmunjom Declaration was indeed a historic event. The path to peace and reconciliation since then has been rocky, but the effort cannot be allowed to fail, or even to be delayed. It is too important. The promise is too great to be lost, the costs of failure are too grim to contemplate. | —Noam Chomsky to TruthoutOn the one-year anniversary of the April 27 Panmunjom Declaration, the landmark inter-Korean agree…
Lee Fang(2019-05-11). Lobbyists Working to Undermine Medicare For All Host Congressional Staff at Luxury Resort.theintercept.comAt a luxury resort just outside of the nation's capital last month, around four dozen senior congressional staffers decamped for a weekend of relaxation and discussion at Salamander Resort & Spa. It was an opportunity for Democrats and Republicans to come together and listen to live music from the Trailer Grass Orchestra, sip surprisingly impressive glasses of Virginia wine — and hear from health care lobbyists focused on defeating Medicare for All. | The event was hosted by a group called Center Forward and featured a lecture from industry lobbyists leading the charge on undermining progressive health care…
"Your defense of the headquarters of the Embassy of the Venezuelan State in Washington, D.C. is an emblematic case of struggle for respect of international law, human rights and the right of peoples to choose their own form of government."
Joe Biden is being called out for immigration virtue-signaling after a video of the Democratic candidate calling for a fence "40 stories high" at the US-Mexican border to keep out the Mexicans bringing in drugs resurfaced. |
