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3Sep

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Canada, Venezuela

Ottawa Goes to Havana to Talk Venezuela. Returns Empty-handed

By Nino Pagliccia Global Research Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland has just concluded a working visit to Cuba on August 28 intended to discuss the “crisis in Venezuela” with her Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez. A reading of the news release from the Ministry indicates that there were no tangible results aside from a statement that the two foreign ministers had “different perspectives on the crisis in Venezuela”, having agreed to disagree, and that “senior officials would stay in contact and continue to exchange views”. If Ottawa’s intention was to break the close Cuba-Venezuela relationship, that is as close to a diplomatic statement of failure as it gets. Cuba on the other hand has been much more explicit about the “different...

27Aug

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Venezuela

The failed coup in Venezuela

Why do poor Venezuelans continue to support their government despite all the hardships created by murderous US sanctions and sabotage? https://youtu.be/4diBR4HGZfQ This video is reproduced from Press TV, with thanks. On 23 January 2019, the US-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidódeclared himself the interim president of Venezuela, much to the dismay of many Venezuelans and the elected president, Nicolás Maduro. Journalist Ahmed Kaballo traveled to Venezuela on 8 February to see what was happening in the resource-rich Latin-American state. He stayed there for six and a half weeks. During that time there were many attempts to topple the elected government of President Maduro, all of which failed. This documentary shows how the US ...

26Aug

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Venezuela defeats new power sabotage in hours

US imperialism’s attempts to undermine the Maduro government and destroy the country’s independence continue to fail. Gloria La RivaSunday This article is reproduced from Liberation News with thanks. ***** On 23 July at 1.30am, engineers and electrical workers restored Venezuela’s power after a massive cyber sabotage at 4.45pm the day before shut down 17 of 23 states in a blackout. This is the third major attempt by the United States and internal counterrevolutionaries to try to destroy the power system, the first being 7-12 March and the second from 23 March to 4 April. There have been hundreds of terrorist attacks on the power lines. This quick recovery by the energy sector – engineers, technicians and soldiers deployed to help in the efforts – i...

6Aug

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Canada, Venezuela

Cnadian Government Is Confronting Venezuela

By: Arnold August Indeed, US-Lima Group policy represents a declaration of war, even though there has yet to be any military intervention as such. Since the attempted U.S. coup against Venezuela on January 23, backed by the Lima Group of which the Justin Trudeau government is an active member, Canada’s corporate media have joined in a chorus of hate and disinformation against the Bolivarian Revolution, with the criticism focusing on Nicolás Maduro, the country’s constitutionally elected president. RELATED:Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution and Warmongering 'Pacifists' In response to the nationalization of certain companies by the previous Chávez government, a number of Canadian companies have undertaken legal battles. At the same time, a debate has arisen among workers, trade ...

4Aug

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USA, Venezuela

Trump Turns Sanctions Against Venezuela into an Embargo

The Trump administration has been ramping up pressure on Caracas in a bid to illegally oust President Nicolas Maduro from power. By Telesur Global Research U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on assets of the Venezuelan government, according to an executive order published on Monday. “All property and interests in property of the Government of Venezuela that are in the United States … are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in,” the executive order says. The Trump administration has been ramping up pressure on Caracas in a bid to illegally oust President Nicolas Maduro from power. But China and Russia have continued to back Nicolas Maduro, prompting U.S. national security adviser ...

21Jul

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Venezuela: Trump Diverts Central America Aid to Guaido as EU Threatens More Sanctions

Guaido’s team is receiving over $40 million to fund salaries, travel, training, propaganda and technical assistance. By Ricardo Vaz Global Research The Trump administration is reportedly diverting over US $40 million of aid destined for Central America to the Venezuelan opposition. According to the Los Angeles Times, a memo from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was handed to Congress on July 11 notifying that $41.9 million were being handed to self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaido and his team, arguing that there is an “exigent” crisis involving US “national interest.” The LA Times report adds that the money is destined for salaries, airfare, “good governance” training, propaganda, technical assistance for holding elections and o...

5Jul

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UN, Venezuela

Lying by Omission Is Still Lying

NOVANEWS By Nino Pagliccia Global Research There is no doubt that lying in any form and for questionable reasons is not an accepted value. It can cause serious consequences on those who are the object of lies. It some cases it can cost lives. A person caught lying on a witness stand in court can face criminal charges. Lying by omission – that is willfully withdrawing important factual information – is no less serious than outright disinformation. When it comes to Venezuela today any form of omission of relevant information must be considered reckless. The Washington Post in its article of 21 June titled “UN human rights chief meets with Venezuela’s Guaidó, Maduro” [1] provides a good example of lying by omission. In its 22-paragraphs long article clearly the focus is on Guaidó. H...

21Jun

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Sorting Out Reality from Fiction About Venezuela

NOVANEWS By Nino Pagliccia Global Research Last April marked a special anniversary for Cuba but one that we should all reflect upon given the current events in Latin America, particularly in Venezuela. In mid-April 1961 three cities in Cuba were bombed at the same time from the air. Immediately the US government claimed that Cuban defectors carried out the action with Cuban planes and pilots. The media quickly “confirmed the actions”. These were false flag attacks organized by the US. In a large mass rally in Havana the next day Fidel Castro pronounced a very important speech where he called John Kennedy and the media liars. That was the speech where Fidel declared the “socialist character” of the Cuban revolution. US interventions, military and parliamentary coups have been re...

20Jun

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USA, Venezuela

On Global Capitalist Crises: Resisting US Financial Imperialism in Venezuela

NOVANEWS Part V By Dr. Jack Rasmus and Mohsen Abdelmoumen Jack Rasmus Read part I, II, III and IV from the links below. Part I – On Global Capitalist Crises: Systemic Changes and Challenges Part II – On Global Capitalist Crises. Debt Defaults, Bankruptcies and Real Economy Decline Part III – On Global Capitalist Crises: US Neocons and Trump’s Economic and Social Agenda Part IV – On Global Capitalist Crises: The Destruction and Cooptation of the Trade Union Movement In this part is a brief comment on how US financial imperialism works in Venezuela, just as German-Northern Europe financial imperialism works in the southern Europe periphery of the Eurozone (e.g. Greece, Italy, etc.). Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Your article Financial Imperialism: The case of Venezuela dated last March cau...

18Jun

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USA, Venezuela

US and Canada Are Backing an Elite White Supremacist Minority in Venezuela

NOVANEWS By David William Pear Global Research “Racism is one of the main engines and expressions of the current counter-revolution. In Venezuela the revolutionary struggle to end white supremacy and for self-determination is slow, and complicated by white elites, backed by US imperialism, and by the denial of many that racism persists.” Quote from Venezuelanalysis.com, “Racism Without Shame in the Venezuelan Counter-Revolution” The US and Canada are not supporting “the return of democracy” in Venezuela as they claim. Instead, they are following in their histories of colonialism, imperialism, exploitation, illegal wars of aggression, and overthrowing governments. They are crushing democracy in Venezuela by exploiting class and race warfare, being carried out by an elite white-su...