Keir Starmer says the U.K. was “not involved” in the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro. But Britain has been supporting regime change in Venezuela for years, John McEvoy reports.
Iraqis, a million of whom were killed during the U.S. war and occupation, know what comes next for Venezuela. The reigning gangsters will use the threat of death and destruction to procure subservience.
Marjorie Cohn rebuts the efforts by the Trump administration — including the president’s claim that the U.S. owns Venezuela’s oil — to justify its illegal aggression.
The author advises the Security Council to fulfill its responsibilities by immediately affirming a series of actions in response to the U.S. attacks on Venezuela.
Reports in the Miami Herald and The Daily Telegraph in London suggest Vice President Delcy Rodríguez betrayed President Nicolas Maduro to rule Venezuela in an arrangement with the U.S., writes Joe Lauria.
Mainstream media’s nonsense reporting about Venezuela omits the most important truths, including the 1976 C.I.A.-linked torture/murder of the father of Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who Trump declared to be now in charge.
Jake Johnson reports on the Progressive International declaration: “The ‘Trump corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine is the single greatest threat to peace and prosperity that the Americas confront today.”
UPDATED: Donald Trump’s Mar-al-Lago press conference announcing that the U.S. would “run” Venezuela was pure Yankee theater of the absurd, writes Joe Lauria.
This is from the same playbook that destroyed Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and perpetrated coups across Asia, Africa and Latin America, write Medea Benjamin and Michelle Ellner.
A U.S. federal judge dismissed Consortium News’ action, calling CN “contrarian” and saying it resorted to a “Hail Mary pass.” CN then settled legal fees with NewsGuard.