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5Dec

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USA, Venezuela

Washington Post’s One-Sided Cheerleading for Coup and Intervention in Venezuela

NOVANEWS By Adam Johnson FAIR The only voices allowed in the Washington Post on the subject of Venezuela over the past year have been those calling for the overthrow or sanction of its government. A review of 15 opinion pieces featured in the Post shows voices even remotely sympathetic to the government of President Nicolás Maduro are omitted entirely. For the capitol’s paper of record, Venezuela joins the status of Adolf Hitler or ISIS: a settled evil without any nuance. Columns and editorials in the Post are uniformly pro–regime change, pro-intervention, pro-sanctions or outright pro-coup. Meanwhile, nations with deplorable human rights records that are in good standing with the US government, such as Saudi Arabia and Israel, are routinely given puff piece op-eds (7/14/15),...

23Oct

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Time for a Vigilant Celebration in Venezuela

NOVANEWS By Nino Pagliccia Global Research In one day, on October 15, Venezuela has achieved several outstanding landmarks in our region at a time when we face dangerous world conflicts and unrest. By carrying out fair elections for governors of the 23 states, Venezuela has shown that people value the opportunity to participate in decision-making even under hard circumstances. The Gran Polo Patriotico (Great Patriotic Pole), a coalition of ten parties, including the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela – PSUV), and the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), have won 17 governorships and lost 5 to the coalition Democratic Unity Roundtable (Mesa de la Unidad Democratica – MUD) (One State still pending at the time of writing). This re...

21Oct

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Venezuela Regional Elections: chavismo in triumph, opposition in disarray and media in denial

NOVANEWS By Ricardo Vaz | Investig’Action As the President of the Venezuelan Electoral Commission (CNE) read the results from the regional elections that took place on Sunday, October 15, one could feel the agony in the editorial rooms of mainstream media outlets. Chavismo had just won 18 out of 23 (1) governorships, a result that, according to them, could not have happened. International observers praised the electoral process and opposition claims of fraud, while uncritically echoed by the media, do not have a leg to stand on. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) had a tremendous victory in these elections. Among the three quarters of the governorships secured, some were quite significant. Hector Rodríguez, a young and charismatic chavista leader, won the governorship of Mira...

18Oct

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Is It Time for “Food Diplomacy” in Venezuela?

NOVANEWS By Andrew Korybko Oriental Review The convincing victory of Venezuela’s governing socialist party in this weekend’s elections provides a convenient opportunity for President Maduro to finally request food aid from his Russian and Chinese partners, both of whom would be more than eager to receive the soft power boost that would come with easing the humanitarian suffering that the US’ Hybrid War and related sanctions have placed on the Venezuelan people. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) came out on top during this weekend’s regional elections, even though its victory predictably produced unsubstantiated allegations of fraud by the opposition. Although there’s a chance of anti-government violence, the average Venezuelan appears exhausted by the unrest that’s...

5Oct

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Russia, Venezuela

Maduro tells Russia its time to ditch the Dollar and embrace the Rouble and Yuan

NOVANEWS Nicolas Maduro is in Moscow for Russian Energy Week along with many other heads of state from energy producing nations. by: ADAM GARRIE President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela has spoken in Moscow as part of Russian Energy Week and proposed that key energy producers work to implement trading strategies which ditch the US dollar in favour of currencies including the Chinese Yuan and Russian Rouble. Venezuela recently announced that it would begin trading its oil in Yuan and today, President Maduro said that his country seeks to expand the use of other global currencies, including the Russian Rouble. As reported by RT, the Venezuelan President as suggested, “Introducing alternative currency baskets, including the Yuan, Rouble, and other currencies will eliminate the impact of...

4Oct

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Venezuelan Foreign Minister in NYC: ‘We must create a movement against imperialism!’

NOVANEWS By Patricia Gorky Editors note: The corporate media here has much to say about the government of Venezuela, almost all of it negative. Rarely are members of that government allowed their own voice. Here, Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza speaks for himself. Jorge Arreaza, Foreign Minister of Venezuela On Sept. 21, a crowd gathered in New York City to hear Jorge Arreaza, Foreign Minister of Venezuela. Flanked by two huge portraits of Venezuelan leaders El Comandante Hugo Chávez and El Libertador Simón Bolívar, Jorge Arreaza began with the words, “We must create a movement against imperialism. Not against a single administration, but against imperialism itself.” Arreaza reviewed the history of U.S. aggression against Venezuela. He spoke in support of immigrants here,...

25Sep

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Undermining Venezuela’s socialist government nothing new for Canada

NOVANEWS By Yves Engler Alongside Washington and Venezuela’s elite, the Trudeau government is seeking to oust President Nicolás Maduro. While Ottawa’s campaign has recently grown, official Canada has long opposed the pro-poor, pro-working class Bolivarian Revolution, which has won 19 of 21 elections since 1998. Following a similar move by the Trump Administration, Global Affairs Canada sanctioned 40 Venezuelans on Friday. In a move that probably violates the UN charter, the elected president, vice president and 38 other officials had their assets in Canada frozen and Canadians are barred from having financial relations with these individuals. In recent months foreign minister Chrystia Freeland has repeatedly criticized Maduro’s government. She accused Caracas of “dictatorial intention...

11Sep

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Is Venezuela About to Ditch the Dollar in Major Blow to US? Here’s Why It Matters

NOVANEWS By Darius Shahtahmasebi The Anti-Media Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday that Venezuela will be looking to “free” itself from the U.S. dollar next week, Reuters reports. According to the outlet, Maduro will look to use the weakest of two official foreign exchange regimes (essentially the way Venezuela will manage its currency in relation to other currencies and the foreign exchange market), along with a basket of currencies. According to Reuters, Maduro was referring to Venezuela’s current official exchange rate, known as DICOM, in which the dollar can be exchanged for 3,345 bolivars. At the strongest official rate, one dollar buys only 10 bolivars, which may be one of the reasons why Maduro wants to opt for some of the weaker exchange rates. “Venezue...

5Sep

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Large-scale Manoeuvres Encircling Venezuela

NOVANEWS By: Manlio Dinucci Il Manifesto On 11 August 2017, the U.S. President, Donald Trump put on the table the option of taking military action against Venezuela. As Manlio Dinucci substantiates in this article, President Trump was not plucking words out of the air. The Mobility Guardian drill has just taken place in the United States, with the armies of 25 states participating and another 12 states observing. This was a repeat exercise for a prompt transport of forces of an enlarged Nato to the conflict zone. The political media reflectors shine their spotlight on what is happening within Venezuela yet leave a shadow cast over what is happening around Venezuela. As the Pentagon has plotted out the world, Venezuela falls under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Southern Command ...

25Aug

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Asamblea Nacional Constituyente de Venezuela: poder popular vs. contrarrevolución

NOVANEWS By Liberation Staff Delcy Rodríguez, presidenta de la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente (fila anterior, centro-izquierda) y otros miembros de la ANC durante su toma de posesión. Mientras que la nueva Asamblea Nacional Constituyente procede a asumir poderes legislativos y a restaurar la estabilidad tras meses de violencia encabezada por la oposición, funcionarios de los EE.UU. están elevando el tono de sus amenazas en contra de Venezuela, incluyendo la posibilidad de una intervención militar. El 10 de agosto Trump declaró la posibilidad de una “opción militar,” y tres días después en Colombia el vicepresidente Pence advirtió: “El Presidente Trump ha dejado muy claro que los EE.UU. no permitirá que Venezuela caiga en una dictadura.” Con esta “dictadura,” se refiere a la campaña ...