The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) contacted The Grayzone to dispute our characterization of their organization as a CIA cutout. Listen to our highly revealing conversation with the NED’s communications director.
The Grayzone debates National Endowment for Democracy VP on group’s CIA ties
Category: Venezuela
G7: Coercive with a side of dishonest false charm, they start the war against the Global South
The first shock is the title of the combined completed G7 statement. Take a look:
G7: Coercive with a side of dishonest false charm, they start the war against the Global South
UPDATED: Venezuela Blasts White House for Handover of CITGO to Opposition
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro expressed his repudiation of the recent resolution signed by the United States government to hand over the Venezuelan company CITGO to “an unknown management group” of a far-right opposition sector belonging to the Unitary Platform.
Venezuela Blasts White House for Handover of CITGO to Opposition
Video via Don DeBar
Honduras: A Coup in the Making
Another coup in the making in Honduras?
The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, created a stir when she recently called out a coup in the making against her government. On April 22, the president decried that her government is the victim of “a conspiracy in the making,” which is being plotted by the very same people who had carried out the coup against ex-President Manuel Zelaya in 2009.
Honduras: A Coup in the Making
Guaidó Arrives in Miami With Washington’s Assistance, Denounces Threats but Leaves His Family Behind
Caracas, April 25, 2023 (OrinocoTribune.com)—This Monday, Venezuela’s former deputy Juan Guaidó was escorted by Colombia Migration and US “agents” to the El Dorado airport, from where he flew, before midnight, to the city of Miami, Florida, United States, in a commercial Avianca flight with a ticket provided by the US government, according to statements by Colombian Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva.
Guaidó Arrives in Miami With Washington’s Assistance, Denounces Threats but Leaves His Family Behind
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Venezuela’s Juan Guaido Lands in US Seeking Refuge:
Colombian authorities said Guaido entered Colombia “irregularly” and escorted him to the airport for a flight to the US, where Guaido’s mother and brother live. The State Department later said American diplomats in Colombia helped bring Guaido to the US.
U.S. charges four Americans with aiding Kremlin efforts + U.S. imposes economic sanctions on black community projects
Federal authorities charged four Americans on Tuesday with roles in a malign campaign pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda in Florida and Missouri — expanding a previous case that charged a Russian operative with running illegal influence agents within the United States.
U.S. charges four Americans with aiding Kremlin efforts
H/T: Natylie’s Place: Understanding Russia
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TIKTOK: Chinese “Trojan Horse” Is Run By State Department Officials
By Alan Macleod / MintPressNews
For quite some time, TikTok has been recruiting former State Department officials to run its operations.
TIKTOK: Chinese “Trojan Horse” Is Run By State Department Officials
Stephen Sefton & Camila Escalante on Boric’s new progressive bloc
Progressive political figures with an orientation more favorable to Washington are forming a new alliance of South American parties and are deliberately excluding the forces that are leading the continent’s liberation processes. Don DeBar interviewed Nicaraguan writer Stephen Sefton and Latin America correspondent Camila Escalante on KPFK Pacifica Radio. Below is a transcription of last week’s segment.
Stephen Sefton & Camila Escalante on Boric’s new progressive bloc
Chile Pushes Authoritarian Police Law
Chile’s neoliberal government is close to securing a new law that expands the right of security forces to use firearms against the population. The Naín-Retamal Law, a proposal of the executive branch, was today approved by the Senate for a third and final reading.
Chile Pushes Authoritarian Police Law
Israeli far-right think tank Kohelet is ‘shaping US policy’, experts say + coup d’état of the Straussians in Israel
While much attention has been given to Kohelet Policy Forum in Israel, experts say think tank has played major role in crafting US policy on Israel-Palestine.
Israeli far-right think tank Kohelet is ‘shaping US policy’, experts say
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