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The Israel of Africa
The Israel of Africa @AnnGarrison #AU #Israel #Palestine #Rwanda #Victimhood #US #Genocide #UNSC
By Ann Garrison – Feb 22, 2023 Rwanda and Israel reinforce each other’s license to kill based on past victimization, and Rwanda supports Israel at the African Union. On February 18, at the annual summit of the African Union, AU security personnel removed an Israeli delegate who had arrived without an invitation. In 2021, the AU granted Israel observer status, but outcry among members led to…
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Venezuela Ratifies Border Reopening Schedule with Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao (+Brazil)
Venezuela Ratifies Border Reopening Schedule with Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao (+Brazil) #BorderReopening #Aruba #Bonaire #Curaçao #Venezuela #Netherlands #Brazil #DiplomaticRelations
Venezuela’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil ratified the schedule of restarting maritime transit with Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, on Saturday, February 25. This reopening of maritime borders comes as a result of the technical negotiations between Venezuela and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, an initiative that promoted the reestablishment of diplomatic and commercial relations, long awaited by…
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UK: 14 Questions for John McDonnell (and others) on Ukraine.
UK: 14 Questions for John McDonnell (and others) on Ukraine. Paul Atkin #USImperialism #USEmpire #NewColdWar #UkraineCrisis #Russia #Multipolarity
By Paul Atkin  –  Feb 22, 2023 John McDonnell’s article for Labour Hub The Ukrainian Question for Socialists has so many missing dimensions its hard to know where to start. It is a story with a middle, but no explanation of the beginning, nor any projection of where the course of action he supports might end. John’s judgement on the war is oddly flat, missing whole dimensions of the conflict and…
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The French Are Leaving, But the War in the Sahel Continues
The French Are Going, But the War in the Sahel Continues @vijayprashad #BurkinaFaso #AntiColonialism #FrenchImperialism #SolidarityWithRussia
On February 9, 2023, around 100 armed men drove to Dembo, Burkina Faso, on motorcycles and in pickup trucks. They opened fire on a militia group called Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP), which works with the Burkinabé military to protect the areas of northwest Burkina Faso near its border with Mali. These men killed seven members of the VDP. Three days later, on February 12, at the…
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Analyst: US Destroyed Nord Stream Pipelines to Subjugate the Economy of Germany
Analyst: US Destroyed Nord Stream Pipelines to Subjugate the Economy of Germany @PressTV #NordstreamPipeline #USEmpireOfLiberty #Germany #Europe #UkraineCrisis
An American political analyst has said that the Europeans have got to wake up to the fact that the United States destroyed Nord Stream pipelines “in order to subjugate the economy of Germany and keep them in line.” Daniel Patrick Welch made the remarks on Saturday while commenting on anti-war protests in Germany on the sidelines of the annual Munich Security Conference, and a war of words between…
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Protests in Cuba vs. Peru: A Case Study in Canadian Hypocrisy
By Owen Schalk – Feb 21, 2023 Canada’s economic interests appear to influence our diplomatic and media response to protests and uprisings in the Global South Canada’s foreign policy record is stained with countless examples of hypocrisy, opportunism, and aversion to democracy, especially when it leads down the road of left-wing reforms. Ottawa’s hypocrisy is a result of its often pro-corporate…
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Venezuela's Gas Sale to Colombia Not Possible in the Short Term
Venezuela's Gas Sale to Colombia Not Possible in the Short Term #PDVSA #Monomeros #GasExport #USBlockade #Colombia #Venezuela
Colombian Finance Minister José Antonio Ocampo stated in an interview that there exists a possibility of Colombia importing gas from Venezuela. However, Rafael Quiroz, a Venezuelan economist and oil and gas expert, said in an interview with Sputnik that the project may be feasible “only in the medium and long term.” On February 17, Colombian Finance Minister José Antonio Ocampo said in an…
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FANB Destroys Illegal Mining Camps in Protected Forests of Venezuela
FANB Destroys Illegal Mining Camps in Protected Forests of Venezuela #IllegalMining #FANB #Venezuela #EnvironmentalProtection
Members of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) of Venezuela destroyed illegal mining camps in the Yapacana National Park in Amazonas state. On Friday, February 24, the commander of the Comprehensive Defense Operative Zone (ZODI) of Amazonas, Johan Hernández Lárez, reported that the FANB personnel found and seized four motor pumps, two turbines for water projection, 600 meters of high…
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President Maduro Instructs Security Forces to Fight and End Criminal Gangs in Venezuela
President Maduro Instructs Security Forces to Fight and End Criminal Gangs in Venezuela #ElConejo #OrganizedCrime #Venezuela #CICPC
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has instructed the security forces to combat and end the power of armed criminal gangs all over the country. “Criminal gangs, armed gangs that attack the people, rob the people, commit crimes must be fought fiercely until this scourge is eliminated,” President Maduro instructed the officials of the Criminal and Penal Scientific Investigation Corps (CICPC)…
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3rd Afro-Venezuelan National Congress Begins in Caracas
The 3rd Afro-Venezuelan National Congress began in Caracas on Friday, February 24, and will end on Sunday, February 26. The event, held in the Venezuelan School of Planning, will also be a tribute to the Cimarrón Mayor, the late Chavista leader Aristóbulo Istúriz. The main objective of the meeting is to consolidate a united Afro-Venezuelan platform, which, with the spirit of the Bolivarian…
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Ten Palestinians Killed, Over 100 Injured as Israeli Forces Storm Nablus
At least ten Palestinians were killed on Tuesday, including an elderly man and a child, while more than 100 were injured by live bullets, as Israeli forces stormed Nablus, the official news agency WAFA reported. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the victims were identified as:  • Adnan Saabe Baara, 72, • Abdul Hadi Abdul Aziz Ashqar, 61, • Mohammad Farid Shaaban, 16, • Tamer Nimr…
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Chile's Social Movements Support Nicaragua Against US Intervention
Chilean social movements, trade unions, and political organizations came together to express their support for the Nicaraguan government headed by President Daniel Ortega, and to honor the 89th anniversary of the assassination of Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto César Sandino. It has been 89 years since Nicaraguan revolutionary hero General Sandino was assassinated by the dictatorship of…
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US, Norway's Joint Covert Operations During Vietnam War
US journalist Seymour Hersh revealed in a February 22 article that the US and Norway have been jointly carrying out covert maritime operations since the Vietnam War, and possibly even earlier. The article comes days after Hersh’s article on US involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines. Hersh, who exposed the US’s role in the sabotage through a journalistic investigation, stated…
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Peru: Lima Mayor Designates Prominent Districts as No-Protest Zones
The Historic Centre of Lima, located primarily in the Cercado de Lima and Rímac areas, has been designated as a no-protest zone by the Lima government, implying that limitations will be imposed on public gatherings and marches in the district. This was announced by the Metropolitan Council of Lima, which approved the initiative put forth by Lima’s mayor, Rafael López Aliaga. López Aliaga, leader…
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In CELAC Address, Venezuela's President Maduro Condemns Foreign Intervention (+US Embassy)
In CELAC Address, Venezuela's President Maduro Condemns Foreign Intervention (+US Embassy) #Venezuela #CELAC #CELAC2023 #Maduro #Imperialism #Argentina #Macrismo #AMLO #AlbertoFernandez
During his participation via a pre-recorded message in the 7th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro rejected the interventionism in the region practiced by foreign powers. During a 14 minute-long video presented on Tuesday, January 24, the Venezuelan president proposed that the community of…
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Venezuela’s Vice President: Inflation Reduced by Almost 2/3 in 2022
Venezuela’s Vice President: Inflation Reduced by Almost 2/3 in 2022 #Venezuela #Economy #Inflation #CurrencyExchange #Devaluation #DelcyRodríguez #Hyperinflation
Caracas, January 24, 2023 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced that the inflation for 2022 in the South American country is being estimated at 234%, representing a significant slowdown if compared with previous years. The statement was issued during a meeting between Venezuelan and Turkish businessmen in Caracas on Monday, January 23. The top official…
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‘Freedom for Assange and Journalism Are at Stake’: Belmarsh Tribunal Comes to DC
‘Freedom for Assange and Journalism Are at Stake’: Belmarsh Tribunal Comes to DC @BrettWilkinsSF #JulianAssange #Assange #FreeAssangeNOW #FreeAssange #WikiLeaks
By Brett Wilkins – Jan 20, 2023 “As long as the Biden administration continues to deploy tools like the Espionage Act to imprison those who dare to expose war crimes, no publisher and no journalist will be safe,” said one of the tribunal’s co-chairs. As Julian Assange awaits the final appeal of his looming extradition to the United States while languishing behind bars in London’s notorious…
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