Eyewitness in Venezuela: a 14-year Perspective
I was in Venezuela from April 26 to May 5, 2019. It was the fifth time I have been there in a span of 14 years, so I was able…
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VENEZUELA: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 11)
With Chávez dead and Maduro democratically elected the new president of Venezuela, terrorist "opposition" started to implement fear, destruction and death in the street of its own nation. Local elites…
VENEZUELA: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 8)
Do you still have doubts about who oppresses who? No problem, read Venezuela for dummies. If, after having read this article and analyzed all the given sources, you still find yourself…
U.S. behaves as “Cowboy” in Venezuela, says Spain’s Foreign Minister
Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell Wednesday accused the U.S. of behaving like a “cowboy” in Venezuela. He stressed that a solution to Venezuela’s current political impasse should be “peaceful, negotiated…
Venezuela ROUNDUP: Guaido now seeks direct relationship with the U.S. Southern Command
Imperialism is intensifying its interventionist activities in Venezuela with the help of its proxies. Its proxies are also seeking cooperation of U.S. armed forces. Media reports said: The situation in…
VENEZUELA: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 7)
It’s amazing the amount of misinformation that has been produced in recent years about oppression and/or repression in Venezuela. I only ask you to tell me, ladies and gentlemen in…
Venezuelan Communes Protect the State
Direct democracy works like a charm. Check out Venezuela’s Communes…. Venezuela’s ubiquitous Communes are proof that direct democracy works. And, interestingly enough, those same Communes are powerful buffers to attempted…
The Plot to Kill Venezuela
And who is caught between an economy reliant on oil revenues and a sanctions regime designed to create suffering? The people caught in the squeeze of factors beyond their control.…
A Venezuela-situation analysis by the MSM
“Self-proclaimed ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido”, Ian Bremmer writes in Time, “gambled this week [Last week of April] to try to force the ouster” of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (“The quick…
Venezuela: How one local council is working to overcome the crisis through people’s power
In the midst of Venezuela’s prolonged economic crisis, in which state budgets and support for the governing socialists steadily contract, at least one municipal council is bucking the trend. The…
Venezuela’s crisis: A view from the communes
Within hours of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó calling for street mobilisations to back his attempted military coup against President Nicolás Maduro on April 30, Guaidó’s supporters had looted and…
Venezuela – A Risk to Dollar Hegemony – Key Purpose Behind “Regime Change”
After the new coup attempt – or propaganda coup – Venezuela lives in a state of foreign imposed insecurity. The failed coup was executed on 30 April by Juan…
An interview with Fred Magdoff on a farming community in Venezuela
Fred Magdoff is Professor Emeritus of plant and soil science at the University of Vermont and author of many articles including “A rational agriculture is incompatible with capitalism” (Monthly Review,…
A first-hand account from a commune in Venezuela: Striving for food sovereignty
May 3, 2019 -- We went to visit facilities for urban food production named after Fabricio Ojeda, one of the many Venezuelan revolutionary martyrs of the last century. It is a…
Venezuela: Blatant Violation, by U.S. & Its Allies, Against the U.N. Charter
America’s and its allies’ violation of the U.N. Charter, in regards to their recent actions to force a regime-change upon the sovereign nation of Venezuela, are baldly, and with unambiguous…
Venezuela: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 6)
Let's now talk about Western's nemesis: Russia. The Western media in general, and the French in particular, keep calling RT a deceitful tool of Kremlin's propaganda. The only problem is…
A first-hand account from Caracas on the May Day
Caracas, May 1 -- Most of today our delegation was getting to and then attending the rally and so each by Maduro at the end of the march. Our visit…
The U.S. is waging a war on the Bolivarian republic: Venezuela Roundup
The U.S. is waging a war against Venezuela, the Bolivarian republic. The war has already taken a very high toll: death of 40,000 people in the country in 2017-2018 due…
Bolivarian Republic is now a tense issue in geopolitics: Venezuela Roundup
Venezuela, the Bolivarian republic, has turned into a tense issue in geopolitics. Media reports said: Irreconcilable positions The positions of Russia and the U.S. have turned as irreconcilable. Russia is…
Maduro addresses May Day mobilization: Venezuela Roundup
Maduro addressed people on May 1, the International Workers Day| Photo: teleSUR Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a “day of dialogue” to be held over the weekend, in an…
A first-hand account from Caracas on the rightists’ failed coup-day | Peter Lackowski
April 30, 2019, 10 pm -- Today there was a farcical attempt to take a military airport that fizzled. It turned into a dozen or so guys throwing stones and…
Venezuela – Another Failed Coup Attempt – What’s Next? | Peter Koenig
In the early morning hours of 30 April, 2019, the self-declare “Interim President”, Juan Guaidó, launched what at first sight appeared to be a military coup – Guaidó calls it…
Guaido’s Failed Coup – Venezuela Roundup
Coup attempt by Guaido, the imperialism-backed proxy in Venezuela, has failed. After hours of violence with rocks and Molotov cocktails, and gunfire by Guaido supporters the gamble of Guaido has…
Guaidó launches abortive military coup in Venezuela | Bill Van Auken
A coup attempt launched Tuesday morning in Venezuela, distinguished by the brazen criminality of the US government in supporting and orchestrating it, appeared to have failed miserably by nightfall. The…
Activists Remain In Venezuelan Embassy With Gratitude From Foreign Ministry
Co-Written by Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese Washington, DC – Thursday, April 25, the day activists anticipated the Secret Service might evict them from the Venezuelan embassy, turned into a…
Arresting Member of the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective Would Be Unlawful
It is after midnight in the Venezuela Embassy in Washington, DC and we expect the Secret Service and the DC police to come tomorrow to arrest and evict us on…
Solidarity With Venezuela Now! Protect The Embassy
Co-Written by Kevin Zeese & Margaret Flowers We are writing to you from inside the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC where we are taking action against a US coup of…
Peter Koenig – Venezuela: Still on the Brink?
The silence is almost deafening. Is it the quiet before the storm? – Or is the US giving up on Venezuela? I don’t think so. It’s more like a regrouping…
US pushing for war with Venezuela -Venezuela ROUNDUP – 16
Washington DC meeting to plan war in Venezuela US pushing for war with Venezuela US forces ready to attack Venezuela: Southern Commander Maduro rejects Bolsonaro's invasion threats Imperialism is moving…
Who are Venezuela’s colectivos?
The media calls them armed thugs and US Senator Marco Rubio wants them put on the terrorist list, but who are Venezuela’s colectivos (collectives)? Green Left Weekly’s Federico Fuentes met with…
VENEZUELA: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 5)
Freedom of expression and propaganda Let us begin with pathetic propaganda that only very well indoctrinated Western sheep-like humans can swallow: Nicolás Maduro threatens to kill US troops if they invade Venezuela! https://twitter.com/DanielLMcAdams/status/1094041032101167104…
Events in Venezuela are similar to Syria’s, says Assad: Venezuela Roundup – 15
Venezuelan, Syrian people resisting the same US imperialism, says Arreaza Venezuelan right promotes violence, death Venezuelan troops on high alert Maduro accuses US of rehearsing new form of warfare in…
Bolivarian Republic defies imperialist sanctions: Venezuela Roundup – 14
Oil exports stable in March Venezuela surviving the world’s first cyber war, says Maduro Venezuela won’t become 2nd Syria and S. America won’t back military invasion, says Lavrov Criminal case…
For Venezuela
China, Russia to supply medicine until year-end End Trump’s war in Venezuela: 40 U.S. organizations to Congress Caribbean students oppose war plans and demand respect for Venezuelan sovereignty Venezuela will…
Schools and universities to reopen: Venezuela ROUNDUP – 13
Maduro reactivates power supply headquarters Electric coup d'état is in full swing, says Maduro S. sanctions impact electricity generation Schools are reopening in Venezuela after a brief period of closure…
“Who are these Yankees?” Maradona blasts U.S. meddling: Venezuela Roundup – 12
Maduro announces power rationing, blames opposition for violence and chaos Guaido awaits army support, informs BBC Guaido dismisses report of Russian troops in Venezuela No one is showing up for…
Venezuela Roundup – 11
800% increase of US surveillance on Venezuela Venezuelan electricity system sabotaged again We will defeat aggressions: Maduro Hundreds march in Washington, DC, to protest US interference in Venezuela Venezuelans march…
Imperialism’s threats overwhelm situation: Venezuela ROUNDUP – 10
“Russians will pay a price”: threatens U.S. Venezuela slams U.S. threats against Russia, reminds of Pentagon military activity Focus on actual activities: Venezuela tells U.S. “Do the right thing”, Venezuelan…
Trump Threatens War if Russia Protects Venezuela
On March 27th, U.S. President Donald Trump said that “Russia has to get out” of Venezuela, and that “All options are on the table” if Russia refuses to withdraw from…
VENEZUELA: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 4)
As if this Machiavellian recipe to commit crimes in total impunity hadn't been used and reused over and over again, and while the victim are always the ones being blamed…
Imperialist intervention heightens tension: Venezuela Roundup – 8
U.S. threatens Russia: Must get out of Venezuela, all options open U.S. to assess Russian “influence” in Venezuela: House passes three bills Interventionists’ diplomatic debacle: Germany won’t recognize Guaido’s envoy…
Venezuela: Despite the crisis, Chavez’s legacy endures
Given the media barrage surrounding Venezuela’s “humanitarian crisis”, recent tensions on the Venezuela-Colombia border, and talks of “military options” and coup attempts, it was hard to know what to expect…
USA And Puppet Guaidó Implicated In Terrorism Plot Against Venezuela
The US coup with the self-proclaimed Venezuelan puppet president Juan Guaidó has been failing. Right-wing Latin American countries and the European Union, while willing to go along with the charade…
Venezuela Resisting: Roundup – 6
Revolutionary people is the guarantee for peace and democracy: Maduro Rightists organize mercenaries Plan to assassinate political and military leaders, and judges Plan to sabotage metro system and the Caracas cable…
Venezuelans: ‘We want to resolve our problems by ourselves’
“Why don’t you go to Venezuela and speak to people living there to find out what is really going on?” Invariably, any article or post on social media presenting…
VENEZUELA: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 3)
Information Millions can be seen, in photos and videos, supporting Maduro, the democratically elected Venezuelan President. If a westerner believes himself to be well informed by his Orwellian propaganda machine,…
Venezuela: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 2)
Dictatorship Strange "dictatorship" in which the Parliament is controlled by the opposition. Strange "dictatorship" where elections are held all the time. Strange "dictatorship" in which "dictators" lose elections and respect…
Venezuela: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 1)
Apparently, most of Western sheep-like humans are buying all the imperial propaganda against Venezuela. And the rest of Western human beings, the minority, they seem to have a lot of doubts about…
Venezuela: Roundup – 5- India’s Reliance halts diluents export to Venezuela
While Venezuela fully restored electricity supply and near-fully restored water supply, the country faces economic war by imperialism with increasing intensity. A Reuters report said: India's Reliance Industries Ltd, operator…
To Help Venezuela, the U.S. Must Use Diplomacy, not a Military Coup
Fomenting regime change—by a soft coup, by economic sabotage, by fostering a military revolt—is likely to lead to more violence and more suffering The United States is pushing for an…
Venezuela: Roundup – 2- US presses India to stop buying oil from Venezuela: Imperial Economic War intensifies
Imperialists are intensifying their economic war against the Bolivarian Venezuela. A Reuters report said: The U.S. is pressing India to stop buying oil from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government. The…
Stay true to Chavismo, says Maduro as power outage continues due to cyber-attacks on Venezuela’s power grid
Venezuela’s electrical systems have been targeted by another cyber-attack. In the face of this imperialist sabotage, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said: “We have overcome so many challenges, we’ll overcome this…
Solidarity To Venezuela From Indonesia
We, the undersigned, Indonesian people and organizations who are profoundly concerned with various diabolical measures inflicted by the government of the United States of America and its allies upon Venezuela…
Venezuela:ROUNDUP1-Imperialism’s Electricity War follows failure of interventionist ploy
Venezuela experienced an electricity war machinated by imperialism and its proxies – the rightists, the reactionaries. Electricity War Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the US of waging an “electricity war”…
Venezuela-Baiting: How Media Keep Anti-Imperialist Dissent in Check
Corporate media have always attacked leftists for their positions on Venezuela, a country consistently demonized and misrepresented in the US press (FAIR.org, 6/1/02, 11/1/05, 4/1/13, 2/22/19). But with President Donald Trump’s latest tightening of…
From Late Victorian Holocausts to 21st Century Imperialism: Crocodile Tears for Venezuela
On 26 February, Stephen Hickey, UK political coordinator at the United Nations, delivered a statement at the Security Council briefing on Venezuela that put the blame for the situation in…
Imperialist intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 20
US military intervention in Venezuela may begin very soon: Gen. Tata 92% of Venezuelans reject US military invasion Russia's resolution in the UNSC reaffirms Maduro's Role in coordinating aid CARICOM…
The OPEN VEINS of VENEZUELA
John Bolton, Donald Trump's maniacal National Security Advisor of Fox News-fame, tweeted that the whole "world is watching" the US-staged drama in Venezuela. The cast of characters here alone tells…
Imperialist intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 19
US amasses special ops in Puerto Rico, army in Colombia Russian FM blasts US attempts to create pretext for military intervention No foreign soldier can tread our soil: Venezuela Venezuela's…
Imperialist intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 18
US isolation increasing US allies – EU, Lima Group, Spain, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru – against use of military force China wants constructive help for Venezuela Chile’s Communist…
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