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On the eighteenth anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup against the government of Venezuela, senior American officials announced that the people should prepare for another imminent push. “The goal is to replace [President Nicolas] Maduro’s illegitimate dictatorship with a legitimate transitional government that can hold free and fair elections to represent all Venezuelans. It is time for Maduro to go,” announced Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

In comments ignored by English-language media, Lula da Silva slammed the US coup attempt against Venezuela, calling Nicolás Maduro a…
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While Haiti’s widely despised, US-backed government officially promotes social distancing to suppress Covid-19, the stark reality is that most of…
The post Haiti on the precipice as coronavirus and US-imposed leadership take their toll appeared first on The Grayzone.

The Trump administration’s deception-laden indictment of President Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle has badly backfired, resulting in…
The post Trump admin’s $15 million bounty on Maduro triggers explosive confession of violent Guaidó plot appeared first on The Grayzone.

The upcoming American elections are just around the corner and everyone is wondering if the new president will be named Trump, Biden, Sanders or none of the above.
I can hear the incredulous reader exclaim: Wait, what does “none of the above” mean?? It’s certainly going to be one of those three, isn’t it??

The shocking story of the most incompetent, unethical and imperial-minded Secretary General in the history of the Organization of American…
The post OAS head Luis Almagro’s new term promises more corruption, cronyism and coup-plotting appeared first on The Grayzone.

From the Strategic Culture Foundation
The upcoming American elections are just around the corner and everyone is wondering if the new president will be named Trump, Biden, Sanders or none of the above.
I can hear the incredulous reader exclaim: Wait, what does “none of the above” mean?? It’s certainly going to be one of those three isn’t it??

Welcome to the re-launch of MintCast, the official weekly MintPress News podcast hosted by Mnar Muhawesh and Whitney Webb. MintCast is an interview podcast featuring dissenting voices, independent researchers and journalists who the establishment would rather silence.

With its support tanking at home, Nicaragua’s opposition is seeking to win over public opinion in the West. A factually…
The post With help from US media allies, Nicaragua’s coup-mongers are aiming for Western hearts and minds appeared first on The Grayzone.

Originally published on the Strategic Culture Foundation
The Philippines President Duterte’s recent announcement that the 1998 U.S.-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) would be cancelled has renewed hope that not only would this former U.S. colony finally attain freedom from imperial manipulation, but also that a new emerging age of infrastructure development can usher in an end of poverty and war in the Pacific.